Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3rd Baronet (30 August 1745 – 10 June 1828) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1795.
Early life
Dashwood was the eldest surviving son of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet of Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire and his wife Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Edward Spencer of Rendlesham, Suffolk. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1763 and undertook a Grand Tour in 1768. He was extremely extravagant and in 1775 his father had to pay off his debts amounting to £25,000.
Political career
In 1774 Dashwood contested Wigtown Burghs on the interest of his brother-in-law John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway. With each candidate receiving only two of the four votes, Dashwood's opponent was initially declared the winner, but on petition the result was reversed and Dashwood was returned as Member of Parliament. He voted in support of Lord North in the 1770s. In 1779, Dashwood succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 10 November. He married Helen Mary Graham, daughter of John Graham of Kinross on 17 July 1780. Helen's uncles were MP's William and Robert Mayne and in 1780 he decided to stand at Canterbury which had been a Mayne seat.
Dashwood was unsuccessful at Canterbury and equally unsuccessful in obtaining a lucrative government office. In 1783 he was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber an honorary appointment. After he came into his inheritance Dashwood sold most of the family estate to pay further debts.
Dashwood was a friend of the Duke of Marlborough and was returned unopposed on the Duke's interest at the pocket borough of Woodstock at the 1784 He was returned unopposed at each election until 1820.
Dashwood tried to persuade William Pitt the Younger to give him a peerage several times in 1794, as he was a loyal supporter of the government. Unhappily for Dashwood no preferment was forthcoming.
Later life and legacy
Dashwood died on 10 June 1828. He and his wife had four sons and two daughters, including:
- Anna Maria, married John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely
- Sir George Dashwood, 4th Baronet (9 July 1829 – 7 December 1869), married Sarah Marianne Rowley. Their daughter, Susan Caroline Dashwood, married Charles George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas and became the mother of George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley.
- Georgiana Carolina, married Sir Jacob Astley, 6th Baronet
References
- ^ "DASHWOOD, Henry Watkin (1745–1828), of Kirtlington Park, Oxon". History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Dashwood, Sir Henry Watkin, 3rd Bt. (1745–1828), of Kirtlington Park, Oxon., History of Parliament Online (1790–1820)". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- "Loftus, John, Visct. Loftus (1770–1845), of Loftus Hall, co. Wexford., History of Parliament". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 206.
External links
JJHC Family History page for Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWilliam Norton | Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs 1775–1780 |
Succeeded byWilliam Adam |
| Preceded byWilliam Eden Viscount Parker |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1784–1801 With: Francis Burton 1784–1790 Lord Henry Spencer 1790–1795 Ralph Payne 1795–1799 Charles Moore 1799–1801 |
Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byParliament of Great Britain | Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1801–1820 With: Charles Moore 1801–1802 Charles Abbot 1802–1806 William Eden 1806–1810 George Eden 1810–1812, 1813–1814 William Thornton 1812–1813, 1814–1818 Lord Robert Spencer 1818–1820 |
Succeeded byJohn Gladstone James Langston |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded byJames Dashwood | Baronet (of Northbrooke) 1779–1828 |
Succeeded byGeorge Dashwood |
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