Background
Dalrymple was the son of William Dalrymple of Norwich, and his wife Marianne Bertram, daughter of Benjamin Bertram.
Dalrymple was the son of William Dalrymple of Norwich, and his wife Marianne Bertram, daughter of Benjamin Bertram.
He was educated at the Norwich Grammar School and became a doctor.
He practiced as a surgeon for many years but retired before entering parliament. He was Sheriff of Norwich from 1860 to 1861 and a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk. He was a director of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, and chairman of the Governors of King Edward VI. Schools.
He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was the author of On the Climate of Egypt.
He held the seat until his death in 1873. Dalrymple died at the age of 59.
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He was a Licenciate of the Apothecaries" Company, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and a member of the Royal College of Physicians. At the 1868 general election Dalrymple was elected Member of Parliament for Bath.