Edmund Dummer (lawyer)
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Edmund Dummer was an English lawyer who was appointed "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" under Queen Anne
in 1706, holding that office until 1721.
His nephew, Thomas Lee Dummer
succeeded him as "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" and became MP for Southampton
(1737–1741) and (Newport (Isle of Wight)
(1765–1768).
There is a memorial to Dummer in South Stoneham church.
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
in 1706, holding that office until 1721.
His nephew, Thomas Lee Dummer
Thomas Lee Dummer
Thomas Lee Dummer was an English Member of Parliament for Southampton and Newport .-Family:...
succeeded him as "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" and became MP for Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
(1737–1741) and (Newport (Isle of Wight)
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport , which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina....
(1765–1768).
There is a memorial to Dummer in South Stoneham church.