Sir Samuel Dashwood JP ( – 12 August 1705) was an English merchant and

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politician. He was

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in 1702.

Early life

The son of Francis Dashwood, a London merchant, by his wife Alice Sleigh, he was a brother of

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, and cousin of

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. His sister Sarah married

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in 1665.

Career

Dashwood was elected

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, and was also knighted, in 1683, and was a Member of Parliament for the

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in 1685 and 1690. Dashwood's father was a farmer of the

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, and he himself became a commissioner of excise in 1683. An alderman in 1687, he was removed by James II for refusing to countenance the suspension of the

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. In 1702, a colonel in the Lieutenancy of the City, Dashwood was made a Justice of the Peace, based on his willingness to use judicial powers. In that year Dashwood was

, and entertained Queen Anne at the

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as part of the lavish show that he organised. It was authored by

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, and marked the final pageant of the old tradition.

Personal life

On 17 May 1670, Dashwood was married to Anne Smith, a daughter of John Smith of Tedworth. Her brother was politician John Smith, who served as

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. Together, Samuel and Anne were the parents of four sons and ten daughters, including: * Elizabeth Dashwood, who married Andrew Archer, MP for

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, in 1702, * George Dashwood (1680–1758), MP for Stockbridge who married Katherine Bristow, a daughter of Robert Bristow, MP for

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. * Jane Dashwood, who married William Phillipps, son of Sir Ambrose Phillipps of Garendon. * Sophia Dashwood, who married

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, MP for

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. * Henrietta Dashwood (1687–1771), who married

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. * Sarah Dashwood, who married

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, Registrar of the Admiralty. * Annabella Dashwood (d. 1771), who married Thomas Medley, of

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Samuel's heir was

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, the fourth son but the oldest who survived his father. His commercial success had enabled him to buy properties in

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and

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, but he continued to live in the capital until his death on 12 August 1705. He was buried at

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. He left an estate reportedly valued at £100,000, which was shared among his surviving two sons and five daughters.

Descendants

Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was a grandfather of

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(1700–1768), who both served as MPs.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,

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: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 188.Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., ''A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition'' (1883; reprint,

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: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 10. Through his daughter Jane, he was a grandfather of

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(–1737), MP for

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. Through his daughter Anne, he was a grandfather of Sir Thomas Sebright, 5th Baronet (1723–1761), who died unmarried and was succeeded by his brother, Lt.-Gen.

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(1725–1794). Through his daughter Sarah, he was a grandfather of

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(1703–1767), MP for

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. Through his daughter Annabella, he was a grandfather of

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(1720–1796), MP for

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and Seaford.

References

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