Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet [SEP] date of birth
Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet (c. 1658 – 4 November 1724) was a British merchant.
Biography.
Francis Dashwood was the third son of Francis Dashwood, a merchant trading with the country of Turkey, and an Alderman of London. His brother, Sir Samuel Dashwood, was Lord Mayor of London in 1702.
Dashwood and his brother Samuel joined their father's business early and became leading silk importers. They were also members of the British East India Company and the
Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet (1662–1734) was an English politician.
Life.
The son of George Dashwood, a London merchant, and Margaret Perry, he was a first cousin of Sir Samuel Dashwood and Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet (the fortunes of the two branches of the family went back to George Dashwood's grandfather, Robert Dashwood of Stogumber in Somerset, who died in 1610). His brother George was Member of Parliament for under Queen Anne, while his