John Dunning, first baron Ashburton

(1731-1783)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783 NRA: Dunning, John (1731-1783) 1st Baron Ashburton, politician DNB: Dunning, John, first Baron Ashburton (1731–1783), barrister and politician LBT ID: LdAshbu1a VIAF ID: 53137269 LOC ID: n85246263	B/BAP: 1731-10-18 DIED: 1783-08-18
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Educated at the Middle Temple where he became an associate of John Horne Tooke, he was a distinguished barrister and MP for Calne (1768-82) aligned with the Rockingham Whigs.
REFERENCES TO John Dunning, first baron Ashburton: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. IX. 1776-1777 Found 1: ¶ n2