1ST See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN DUNNING See also:

• ASHBURTON
• ASHBURTON, ALEXANDER BARING
• 1ST JOHN DUNNING ASHBURTON

ASHBURTON  See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON] . (1731-1783), See also:

• ENGLISH

English lawyer, the second son of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Dunning of See also:

• ASHBURTON
• ASHBURTON, ALEXANDER BARING
• ASHBURTON, JOHN DUNNING, 1ST

Ashburton, See also:

• DEVONSHIRE (DEvoN)
• DEVONSHIRE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Devonshire, an See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Ashburton on the 18th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1731, and was educated at the See also:

• FREE

free See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

grammar school of his native See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place . At first articled to his See also:

• FATHER

father, he was admitted, at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of nineteen, to the See also:

• MIDDLE

Middle See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple, and called to the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar in 1756, where he came very slowly into practice . He went the western See also:

• CIRCUIT (Lat. circuitus, from circum, round, and ire, to go)

circuit for several years without receiving a single brief . In 1762 he was employed to draw up a See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India See also:

• COMPANY

Company against the Dutch East India Company, which had memorialized the See also:

• CROWN

crown on certain grievances, and the masterly See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style which characterized the document procured him at once reputation and emolument . In 1763 he distinguished himself as counsel on the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of Wilkes, whose cause he conducted throughout . His powerful See also:

• ARGUMENT

argument against the validity of See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general warrants in the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of Leach v . See also:

• MONEY

Money (See also:

• JUNE

June 18, 1763) established his reputation, and his practice from that See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period--gradually increased to such an extent that in 1776 he is said to have been in the See also:

• RECEIPT (M.E. receite, derived through Fr. from Lat. recepta, participle of recipere, to receive)

receipt of nearly £1o,000 per annum . In 1766 he was chosen See also:

• RECORDER
• RECORDER, FIPPLE FLUTE

recorder of See also:

• BRISTOL
• BRISTOL, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• BRISTOL, GEORGE DIGBY, 2ND EARL OF1 (1612-1677)
• BRISTOL, JOHN DIGBY, 1ST EARL OF 6 (1580-1653)

Bristol, and in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1767 he was appointed See also:

• SOLICITOR

solicitor-general . The latter See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment he held till May 1770, when he retired with his friend See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord Shelburne . In 1971 he was presented with the freedom of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• LONDON

London . From this period he was considered as a See also:

• REGULAR

regular member of the opposition, and distinguished himself by many able speeches in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament .

He was first chosen member for See also:

• CALNE

Calne in 1768, and continued to represent that See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough until he was promoted to the See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage . In 178o he brought forward a See also:

• MOTION (Lat. motio, from movere, to move)
• MOTION, LAWS OF

motion that the " See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished," which he carried by a See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of eighteen . He strongly opposed the See also:

• SYSTEM

system of See also:

• SINECURE (Lat. sine cura, without care)

sinecure See also:

• OFFICERS

officers and See also:

• PENSIONS

pensions; but his probity was not strong enough to prevent his taking See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage of it himself . In 1782, when the See also:

• MARQUIS

marquis of Rocking-See also:

• HAM

ham became See also:

• PRIME, PRIMER AND PRIMING

prime See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister, Dunning was appointed See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor of the duchy of See also:

• LANCASTER
• LANCASTER, HOUSE OF
• LANCASTER, JOHN OF GAUNT
• LANCASTER, JOSEPH (1778-1838)
• LANCASTER, SIR JAMES (f1. 1591—1618)
• LANCASTER, THOMAS, EARL OF (c. 1277-1322)

Lancaster, a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich sinecure; and about the same See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he was advanced to the peerage, with the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of Lord Ashburton . Under Lord Shelburne's See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration he accepted a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of £4000 a See also:

• YEAR

year . He died at See also:

• EXMOUTH
• EXMOUTH, EDWARD PELLEW, 1ST VISCOUNT (1757-1833)

Exmouth on the 18th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1783 . Though possessed of ail insignificant See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person, an awkward manner and a provincial See also:

• ACCENT

accent, Lord Ashburton was one of the most fluent and persuasive orators of his time . He had married See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth See also:

• BARING

Baring, and was succeeded as 2nd baron by his son See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard, at whose See also:

• DEATH

death in 1823 the title became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct, being revived in 1835 by See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander Baring . Besides the See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer to the Dutch memorial, Lord Ashburton is supposed to have assisted in See also:

• WRITING
• WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng. writan, to inscribe)

writing a pamphlet on the See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law of See also:

• LIBEL

libel, and to have been the author of A See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

Letter to the Proprietors of East India Stock, on the subject of Lord See also:

• CLIVE, CAROLINE (1801-1873)
• CLIVE, CATHERINE [KITTY] (1711-1785)
• CLIVE, ROBERT CLIVE, BARON (1725-1774)

Clive's Jaghire, occasioned by his Lordship's Letter on that Subject (1764, 8vo) . He was at one time suspected of being the author of the Letters of See also:

• JUNIUS
• JUNIUS, FRANZ (in French, Francois du Jon)

Junius . 1 i.e. of the first creation; for the See also:

• PRESENT

present title see above .