John Damer

John Damer
Hon.; John Damer; MP
Member of Parliament for Gatton
	In office; 21 March 1768 – 7 October 1774
Personal details
Born	25 June 1744
Died	15 August 1776 (aged 32); Bedford Arms, Covent Garden
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Anne Seymour-Conway (m. 14 June 1767, d. 1828)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Hon. John Damer (25 June 1744 – 15 August 1776) was a British Whig politician.

Family

John was the first of three sons of Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester by the Lady Caroline Sackville daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and of Elizabeth Colyear his wife daughter of Lieutenant-General Walter Philip Colyear brother to David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore.[1] His younger brothers were the Hon. Lionel Damer and the George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester.

Education

Damer was educated at Eton (1755–61) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1762).[2]

Marriage

He married Anne Seymour-Conway, daughter of Field Marshal Rt. Hon. Henry Seymour Conway and Lady Caroline Campbell, on 14 June 1767. She separated from him seven years later.

Political career

Damer was the Member of Parliament for Gatton 1768–1774.[3]

Death

Damer got heavily into debt and his father refused to help him financially. He shot himself on 15 August 1776 at the Bedford Arms, Covent Garden.[4][5]

References

Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
"Damer, the Hon. John (DMR762J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
"DAMER, Hon. John (1744-76). | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
Thornbury, Walter. 'Covent Garden : Part 2 of 3.' Old and New London: Volume 3. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1878. 255-269. British History Online. Web. 29 January 2015. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp255-269.
Alison Yarrington, "Damer, Anne Seymour (1749–1828)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2008 Subscription site

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Thomas Brand Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Harvey	Member of Parliament for Gatton 1768–1774 With: Joseph Martin	Succeeded by Sir William Mayne Robert Scott

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[1] Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.

[2] "Damer, the Hon. John (DMR762J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] "DAMER, Hon. John (1744-76). | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.

[4] Thornbury, Walter. 'Covent Garden : Part 2 of 3.' Old and New London: Volume 3. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1878. 255-269. British History Online. Web. 29 January 2015. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp255-269.

[5] Alison Yarrington, "Damer, Anne Seymour (1749–1828)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2008 Subscription site