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Scottish politician (1762–1845) For the Scottish lawyer and mathematician, see William John Dundas.

William Dundas
Portrait by John Hoppner

Personal details
Born	1762 Scotland
Died	(1845-11-14)14 November 1845 Edinburgh, Scotland

William Dundas (1762 – 14 November 1845) was a Scottish politician.

The son of Robert Dundas, of Arniston, the younger, he became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1788. He was a member of parliament (MP) for the Anstruther Burghs from 1794 to 1796, for the Northern Burghs from 1796 to 1802, for Sutherland in 1802 and 1806, for Cullen in 1810 and Edinburgh from 1812 to 1831.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1800 and was Secretary at War from 1804 to 1806. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in 1812. He was appointed Keeper of the Signet in 1814, and Lord Clerk Register in 1821

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded byRobert Anstruther	Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs 1794–1796	Succeeded byJohn Anstruther
Preceded bySir Charles Lockhart-Ross, Bt.	Member of Parliament for Northern Burghs 1796–1801	Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byParliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Northern Burghs 1801–1802	Succeeded byJohn Charles Villiers
Preceded byJames Grant	Member of Parliament for Sutherland 1802–1808	Succeeded byJohn Randoll Mackenzie
Preceded byArchibald Campbell Colquhoun	Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1810–1812	Succeeded byArchibald Campbell
Preceded bySir Patrick Murray	Member of Parliament for Edinburgh 1812–1831	Succeeded byRobert Adam Dundas
Political offices
Preceded byCharles Bragge	Secretary at War 1804–1806	Succeeded byRichard Fitzpatrick
Preceded byArchibald Colquhoun	Lord Clerk Register 1821–1841	Succeeded byThe Marquess of Dalhousie

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