Charles Whitley Deans Dundas


Charles Whitley Deans Dundas was a British soldier and politician.

Background

Dundas was the son of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas and Janet Dundas, he was the heir of the Aston Hall estate in Flintshire.

Military career

At 17 he joined the Black Watch Regiment as an ensign. In 1830 he moved to the Coldstream Guard where he served until 1837. After retiring from the full-time army he served as Captain in the Militia of Lancashire County.

Parliamentary career

In 1837 he was elected member of Parliament for Flintshire Boroughs, serving until 1841.

Personal life

He married Janet Lindsey Jardine in 1837; they had one son Charles Amesbury Whitley Deans Dundas, who became the heir of Aston Hall on the death of his grandfather in 1862.
Charles Dundas died in Edinburgh on 11 April 1856.