Background
Dimsdale was born at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the son of Charles John Dimsdale, and his wife Jemima Pye.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Dimsdale was born at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the son of Charles John Dimsdale, and his wife Jemima Pye.
He was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Dimsdale was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Hertfordshire and a Justice of the Peace for Middlesex and Westminster. In 1872 he became the sixth Baron Dimsdale of the Russian Empire on the death of his father, Charles John. Dimsdale stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Hertford in 1859.
He was elected for Hitchin in 1885, and held the seat until 1892.
Dimsdale married Cecilia Jane Southwell and lived at Essendon Place, Essendon, Hertfordshire which was the family seat.
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He was elected Member of Parliament for Hertford in 1866 and held the seat until 1874.