William John Dundas

William John Dundas FRSE LLD WS (1849-1921) was a Scottish lawyer and mathematician. In later life he was a Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland.[1] He was the younger brother of James Dundas VC.

Life

Dundas's house at 11 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh
The grave of William John Dundas, Warriston Cemetery

He was born on 16 March 1849 in Ochtertyre House the son of George Dundas, Lord Manor and Elizabeth Mackenzie. He attended Edinburgh Academy 1859-65. He was then apprenticed as a lawyer in the family firm of Dundas & Wilson. He was made a Writer to the Signet in 1871. His lawyer practice ran from 16 St Andrew Square in Edinburgh’s First New Town. He served as the Crown Agent to Scotland 1895-1905. From 1913 he was senior partner at Dundas & Wilson.

In 1914 Edinburgh University awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD). In 1919 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker, John Horne and Cargill Gilston Knott. [2]

He died at home 11 Drumsheugh Gardens[3] in Edinburgh on 9 July 1921.[4] He is buried in Warriston Cemetery in north Edinburgh the grave lies to the north side of the main east-west path in the upper section.

Family

His brother was the military hero Cpt James Dundas VC. His great nephew and namesake William John Dundas (1923-1965) was one of the three survivors on the sinking of HMS Hood by the Bismarck in 1941.[5]

His younger brother was David Dundas, Lord Dundas.

References

  1. ↑ The Bankers, Insurance Managers and Agents Magazine, vol 113
  2. ↑ BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
  3. ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
  4. ↑ The Scottish Law Times 16 July 1921
  5. ↑ http://www.hmshood.com/crew/biography/wjdundas_bio.htm
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