Charles Whitley Deans Dundas (18 January 1811 – 11 April 1856) was a British soldier and politician. [1]
Dundas was the son of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas [2] and Janet Dundas, he was the heir of the Aston Hall estate in Flintshire. [3]
At 17 he joined the Black Watch Regiment as an ensign (promoted to lieutenant). In 1830 he moved to the Coldstream Guard where he served until 1837. [4] After retiring from the full-time army he served as Captain in the Militia of Lancashire County. [5]
In 1837 he was elected member of Parliament for Flintshire Boroughs, serving until 1841. [6]
He married Janet Lindsey Jardine (his cousin) in 1837; [7] [3] they had one son Charles Amesbury Whitley Deans Dundas, [1] who became the heir of Aston Hall on the death of his grandfather in 1862. [8]
Charles Dundas died in Edinburgh on 11 April 1856. [3]
Charles Whitley Deans Dundas (18 January 1811 – 11 April 1856) was a British soldier and politician. [1]
Dundas was the son of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas [2] and Janet Dundas, he was the heir of the Aston Hall estate in Flintshire. [3]
At 17 he joined the Black Watch Regiment as an ensign (promoted to lieutenant). In 1830 he moved to the Coldstream Guard where he served until 1837. [4] After retiring from the full-time army he served as Captain in the Militia of Lancashire County. [5]
In 1837 he was elected member of Parliament for Flintshire Boroughs, serving until 1841. [6]
He married Janet Lindsey Jardine (his cousin) in 1837; [7] [3] they had one son Charles Amesbury Whitley Deans Dundas, [1] who became the heir of Aston Hall on the death of his grandfather in 1862. [8]
Charles Dundas died in Edinburgh on 11 April 1856. [3]