Sir William Henry Dunn, 1st Baronet (8 October 1856 – 12 June 1926) was a British Conservative Party politician and 589th Lord Mayor of London.
Life Dunn was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire. By profession he was an auctioneer and surveyor, a Fellow of the Surveyors' Institution. He was a well-known figure in the business and civic life of the City of London. He was an Alderman of the City of London and Sheriff in 1906–1907. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1916–1917.Who was Who, OUP 2007 He was also a Liveryman of several of the City Guilds and an officer in the Territorial Force.The Times, House of Commons 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p28
He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark West in the general election of January 1910, taking the seat from the sitting Liberal MP Richard Causton. However he lost the seat back to the Liberals in December 1910, losing to Edward Anthony Strauss.
He was knighted in 1907 and created a baronet in 1917.Leigh Rayment's Peerage page: http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons4.htm He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John Henry Dunn, who was only located many years later working at a coal mine near Barnsley.Manchester Guardian, 13 May 1949
Family Dunn was married to Ellen Pawle in 1885; the couple had a son and a daughter.
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