Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas

The Lord Dundas
Member of Parliament
for Richmond (Yorkshire)
In office
1763–1768
Preceded byThe Earl of Ancram
Sir Ralph Milbanke
Succeeded byAlexander Wedderburn
William Meeke
Member of Parliament
for Stirlingshire
In office
1768–1794
Preceded byJames Campbell
Succeeded byRobert Graham
Personal details
Born16 February 1741
Great Britain
Died14 June 1820 (aged 79)
Great Britain
SpouseLady Charlotte FitzWilliam (m. 1764)
Children14
EducationSt. 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".