John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton
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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.
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John Dunning, 1774 portrait, studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds, National Portrait Gallery, London![Coat of arms granted to John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton: Bendy sinister of eight or and vert, overall a lion rampant sable. Called by Sabine Baring-Gould "certainly a very ugly coat and bad heraldry"[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/DunningArms.png/500px-DunningArms.png)
Coat of arms granted to John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton: Bendy sinister of eight or and vert, overall a lion rampant sable. Called by Sabine Baring-Gould "certainly a very ugly coat and bad heraldry"[1]
Engraving of a 1782 portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds of John Dunning (later 1st Baron Ashburton) (left); Isaac Barré, Treasurer of the Navy in 1782 (centre); William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister 1782-3 (right)
"John Dunning, Esqr.", as a young manPoliticians born in the 1730s 6
About this person
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.
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