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Born: 18 October 1731

Died: 18 August 1783

1st Baron Ashburton - 8 April 1782

Member of Privy Council - 27 March 1782

son of John Dunning

son of Agnes Judsham

husband of Elizabeth Baring

Ashburton Grammar School

Middle Temple (1752 -)

Lawyer

Solicitor General	January 1768	January 1770
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	March 1782	18 August 1783

22 March 1768	Calne	Unopposed
7 October 1774	Calne	Unopposed
11 September 1780	Calne	Unopposed
March 1782 Resignation of John Dunning on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
5 April 1782	Calne	Unopposed