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George Dundas, Lord Manor (1802-1869) was a Scottish law lord and Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
Ochtertyre House
He was born on 19 November 1802 the son of James Dundas of Ochtertyre, founder of the major Scottish legal firm of Dundas & Wilson, and his wife Elizabeth Graham of Portmore. His siblings included David Dundas (1799-1877), Privy Counsellor, and Ralph James Dundas (1795-1824) and John Dundas (1803-1873), all lawyers. William Dundas (1796-1842) died at Niagara Falls He was descended from Dundas of Manour, and adopted the title Lord Manour when raised to a law lord, but quickly changed this to Lord Manor. George lived his life at Ochtertyre House, coming to Edinburgh solely for legal work.
In 1868 he was placed in the Outer House of the Scottish Law Courts with David Mure, Lord Mure and Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode.
He died on 7 October 1869.
Family
He married Elizabeth Mackenzie. They had five sons:
- William John Dundas FRSE
- Cpt James Dundas VC
- Colin Mackenzie Dundas (twin to James) Commander in the Royal Navy (1842-1902)
- David Dundas, Lord Dundas KC
- George Ralph Dundas
His great-grandson William John Dundas RN (1923-1965) was one of the three survivors of the sinking of HMS Hood in 1941.