George Dundas

George Dundas CMG (1819 – 18 March 1880) was a Scottish politician and colonial administrator.

Born in England, he was the eldest son of James Dundas, and resided in Dundas Castle. Dundas purchased a Second Lieutenantcy in the Rifle Brigade in 1839, serving in various places such as Bermuda and Nova Scotia. He was promoted First Lieutenant without purchase in 1842.

In politics, he represented Linlithgowshire in the British House of Commons from 1847 to 1859.

On June 8, 1859, Dundas was appointed Governor of Prince Edward Island, a position he kept until October 22, 1868. In 1875, Dundas was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Saint Vincent in the Caribbean. In 1879, he was created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Governor Dundas died at Saint Vincent in 1880.

References

*"Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1850". Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1850

succession box
before=William Hepburn Rennie
title=Lieutenant Governor of Saint Vincent | years=1875–1880
after=Augustus Frederick Gore