John Henry Dunn | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Toronto | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Boulton |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada | |
| In office 1822–1841 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Receiver General, Upper Canada | |
| In office 1820–1841 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Receiver General, Province of Canada | |
| In office 1841–1843 | |
| Preceded by | New Position |
| Succeeded by | B. Turquand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1792 Saint Helena |
| Died | April 21, 1854 (aged 61–62) London |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Charlotte Roberts (May 4, 1820, her death, 1835) (2) Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchesnay (March 9, 1842, his death, 1854) |
| Relations | Alexander Roberts Dunn, VC (son) |
| Children | Six sons and two daughters with Charlotte Roberts, including Alexander Roberts Dunn; one daughter and one son with Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchesnay |
| Occupation | Public official, businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Britain |
| Branch/service | Upper Canada militia |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Commands | 2nd Regiment of York Militia |
John Henry Dunn (1792 – April 21, 1854) was a public official and businessman in Upper Canada, who later entered politics in the Province of Canada. Born on Saint Helena of English parents, he came to Upper Canada as a young man to take up the position of Receiver General for Upper Canada, a position he held from 1820 to 1841.
Upon the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, representing Toronto, from 1841 to 1844. He also served for nearly three years as Receiver General of the new province. He resigned his position as the Receiver General in 1843, as part of the struggle for responsible government. Defeated in the general election of 1844, he returned to England with his family, where he died in 1854.
He was married twice, first to an Englishwoman, Charlotte Roberts, and after her death, to Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchesnay, a French-Canadian. One of his sons from his first marriage, Alexander Roberts Dunn, entered the British Army and became the first Canadian to earn the Victoria Cross.