Edmund Dummer (lawyer)

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

The Family of Dummer of British Origin

[1] "Index of Officers-D" (PDF). Loyola University, Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

[Wardrobe-2] "Independent Sub-departments: Great Wardrobe 1660-1782". British History Online. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

[Coles-3] Coles, R.J. (1981). Southampton's Historic Buildings. City of Southampton Society. p. 14.

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