Richard Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton
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Richard Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton (20 September 1782 – 15 February 1823) was a British peer and politician.

Life

He succeeded to the title on 18 August 1783 as a one-year-old, and later took his seat in the House of Lords
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. The barony became extinct on his death at the age of 40 at Friar's Hall. The book Genealogical Memoirs of the French Royal House was written by him.

Family

Dunning's parents were John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton and Elizabeth Baring.
On 17 September 1805, he married Anne Selby Cunninghame at Lainshaw. They had no issue.

Sources

  • http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-richard-dunning
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