James Dawkins (MP, died 1843)
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James Dawkins (MP, died 1843)
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James Dawkins, from 1835 James Colyear Dawkins was a British plantation and slave owner, and Member of Parliament for Chippenham from 1784 to 1812. He was the eldest son of Henry Dawkins II, a wealthy owner of plantations in Jamaica, and his wife Lady Juliana Colyear, daughter of Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford from where he matriculated on 4 May 1779, aged 18. Dawkins succeeded his father as Member for Chippenham. Following an election campaign in
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English politician
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2021-12-17T15:59:25Z
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2024-09-08T09:38:47Z
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