Background
He was born in Keppoch, Scotland in 1790 and joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13.
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Robert Dunlop
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He became a lieutenant while serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He later reached the rank of captain. He was appointed a justice of the peace in the London District in the same year.
In 1835, he was elected to the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada for the new riding of Huron.
He tended to support the province"s administration, including Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head and was reelected in 1836. He was named a colonel in the Huron militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion, but his unit was not called to serve.
He also supported the campaign against slavery in the province. He died on the family estate near Goderich in 1841.
Royal Navy Robert Graham Dunlop joined the Royal Navy in 1803.
In 1810 he took the exam for the rank of Lieutenant. he was promoted to Lieutenant in 1812 and later to Commander in 1822. Napoleonic Wars
In 1813, Lieutenant Dunlop, in command of HMS Porcupine, captured or destroyed a number of French craft which had run ashore near Talmont-sur-Gironde. With orders from Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode, Lieutenant Dunlop commanded the boats of HMS Porcupine (1807) in pursuit of a French flotilla.
After the French flotilla ran ashore, Dunlop landed with a party of seamen and marines and captured significant French naval assets.
The two brothers settled in Goderich, Ontario and shortly after Robert Dunlop was appointed to two offices:
Justice of the Peace, London District (later the Huron Tract)
As a Justice of the Peace in Upper Canada, one could be expected to issue warrants, conduct preliminary inquiries, investigate misdemeanours, try a variety of summary offences, and commit the convicted to jail. Commissioner of the Court of Requests, London District (later the Huron Tract)
A Court consisting of two or more Justices of the Peace authorized to try any claim not exceeding 40 shillings, Quebec currency.
The system of Court of Requests was repealed in 1841, by 4 & 5 Victoria, church 3, which provided for Division Courts.
Regardless of the changes, many of the same people continued in the similar capacities in these positions.
Robert Dunlop being of them. Parliamentary Voting Record
supported the Huron Fishing company,
supported improvements to Goderich Harbour. supported increased immigration. supported an extended franchise in Canada Company land grants for War of 1812 veterans and to extend the definition of a United Empire Loyalist. supported improved jails. supported improved treatment of the insane. supported the establishment of a Mechanics" Institute. supported a geological survey. belonged to the anti-slavery campaign.
Politics
Robert Dunlop"s political career in the assembly was predominantly supportive of the Family Compact, although some of his views and votes were supportive of the Colborne Clique.
Membership
In 1837, he joined the Orange Lodge and became a member of its provincial executive in 1838.
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Canada