Thomas Lee Dummer

Thomas Lee Dummer (c. 1712 – 6 October 1765) was an English Member of Parliament for Southampton (1737–1741) and Newport (Isle of Wight) (1765–1768).

Cranbury Park, near Winchester

Family

Dummer's uncle, Edmund Dummer (1663–1724), was a lawyer who was appointed a Clerk of the Great Wardrobe under Queen Anne in 1706, holding that office until 1721. His father, Thomas, was appointed as Yeoman Tailor and Portitior in 1706 and Deputy Master the following year.[1][2]

Appointments

On 7 December 1721, Dummer was appointed jointly with J. Baynes as Clerk of the Great Wardrobe to King George I, succeding his uncle.[1] This office was less senior than the Master of the Great Wardrobe, but was nevertheless a lifetime appointment that conferred a salary of £300 plus livery of £34 and poundage on some goods.[1]

In 1730, Dummer became Lord of the Manor at Horninghold in Leicestershire.[3]

In March 1732, Dummer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society [4]

Political career

In 1737, Dummer succeeded John Conduitt as MP for Southampton on the latter's death. Conduitt had left a daughter, Catherine, whose guardians sold the estate at Cranbury Park near Winchester to Dummer,[5][6] as well as estates at Weston and Netley, near Southampton.

Dummer continued to represent Southampton for four years until the 1741 election. In 1747, he was elected as MP for Newport on the Isle of Wight and continued to represent that town until his death in 1765. On his death, his estates were left to his son, Thomas (1739–1781), who also succeeded him as MP for Newport.

References

1. Bucholz 2006.
2. "Index of Officers-D" (PDF). Loyola University, Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
3. "Horninghold, Gartree Hundred" (PDF). Victoria County History of Leicestershire. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
4. "Library and Archive Catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
5. Page, William (1908). "Parishes – Hursley: Cranbury". A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3. www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
6. Yonge, Charlotte M. (1898). "Cranbury and Brambridge". John Keble's Parishes – Chapter 6. www.online-literature.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

Sources

• Bucholz, R O, ed. (2006). "Independent Sub-departments: Great Wardrobe 1660–1782". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660–1837. London: British History Online. pp. 146–156. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

External links

• The Family of Dummer of British Origin
• The families of Dummer