Samuel Dashwood

Sir Samuel Dashwood JP (c. 1643 – 12 August 1705) was an English merchant and Tory politician.

[5] An alderman in 1687, he was removed by James II for refusing to countenance the suspension of the Corporation Act.

[6] In 1702, a colonel in the Lieutenancy of the City, Dashwood was made a Justice of the Peace, based on his willingness to use judicial powers.

His commercial success had enabled him to buy properties in Buckinghamshire and Surrey, but he continued to live in the capital until his death on 12 August 1705.

[16] Through his daughter Annabella, he was a grandfather of George Medley (1720–1796), MP for East Grinstead and Seaford.