Sir William Henry Dunn, 1st Baronet (8 October 1856 - 12 June 1926) was a British Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

Dunn was born in Clitheroe

Clitheroe

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, in Lancashire

Lancashire

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. He was married to Ellen Pawle in 1885 and they had one son and a daughter.

By profession he was an auctioneer and surveyor, a Fellow of the Surveyors' Institution. He was a well-known figure in the businesss and civic life of the City of London

City of London

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. He was an Alderman

Alderman

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 of the City of London and Sheriff

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 in 1906-1907. He was Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

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 in 1916-1917. He was also a Liveryman

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 of several of the City Guilds and an officer in the Territorial Force.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark West

Southwark West (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the general election of January 1910, taking the seat from the sitting Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 MP Richard Causton

Richard Causton, 1st Baron Southwark

Richard Knight Causton, 1st Baron Southwark PC, DL was an English stationer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1880 and 1910...

. However he lost the seat back to the Liberals in December 1910, losing to Edward Anthony Strauss

Edward Anthony Strauss

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.

He was knighted in 1907 and created a baronet

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 in 1917.

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