John Dunlop (Scottish politician)


John Dunlop was a Scottish army officer and politician.

Life

The eldest son of Lieut. Gen. James Dunlop of Dunlop, he served in the 1st Grenadier Guards. He was Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock Burghs from 1832 to 1835. Styled Captain John Dunlop of Dunlop at the time of election, he was then created a baronet in 1838.
Dunlop was either a Whig or a Radical. He was succeeded by John Bowring.

Family

Dunlop married:
  1. Charlotte Constance, youngest daughter of Major General Sir Richard Downes Jackson, in 1829.
  2. Harriet, daughter of Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery.
James Dunlop, 2nd Baronet was son of the first marriage.