Edmund Dummer (lawyer)
This article is about the lawyer. For the Surveyor of the Navy and Member of Parliament, see Edmund Dummer (naval engineer).
Edmund Dummer (1663–1724) was an English lawyer who was appointed "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" under Queen Anne in 1706, holding that office until 1721.[1][2]
His nephew, Thomas Lee Dummer succeeded him as "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe"[2] and became MP for Southampton (1737–1741) and (Newport (Isle of Wight) (1765–1768).
There is a memorial to Dummer in South Stoneham church.[3]
References
- ↑ "Index of Officers-D" (PDF). Loyola University, Chicago. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Independent Sub-departments: Great Wardrobe 1660-1782". British History Online. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Coles, R.J. (1981). Southampton's Historic Buildings. City of Southampton Society. p. 14.
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