The Lord Dundas | |
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Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorkshire) | |
In office 1763–1768 | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Ancram Sir Ralph Milbanke |
Succeeded by | Alexander Wedderburn William Meeke |
Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire | |
In office 1768–1794 | |
Preceded by | James Campbell |
Succeeded by | Robert Graham |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 February 1741 Great Britain |
Died | 14 June 1820 (aged 79) Great Britain |
Spouse | Lady Charlotte FitzWilliam (m. 1764) |
Children | 14 |
Education | St. Andrews University |
Thomas Laurence Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas, FRS (16 February 1741 – 14 June 1820) was a Scottish politician and peer who sat in the British House of Commons from 1763 to 1794 when he was raised to the peerage of Great Britain as Baron Dundas. He was responsible for commissioning the Charlotte Dundas, the world's "first practical steamboat".