# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-dunning-1st-baron-ashburton
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:38:39.153Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-dunning-1st-baron-ashburton"
name: "John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton"
slug: "john-dunning-1st-baron-ashburton"
description: "John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton, of Spitchwick the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, was an English lawyer and politician, born in Ashburton in Devon, who served as Solicitor General from 1768. He was first noticed in English politics when he wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals. He was a member of parliament from 1768 onward. His career in the House of Commons is best known for his motion in 1780 that \"the influence of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished\". He was created Baron Ashburton in 1782."
tagline: "British politician"
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gender: "male"
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profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1731-10-18"
deathDate: "1783-08-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             1.764705882352941
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "John Dunning, I barone Ashburton"
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    title: "ジョン・ダニング (初代アシュバートン男爵)"
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    title: "John Dunning"
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  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dunning%2C_1.%C2%BA_Bar%C3%A3o_Ashburton"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump