was educated at Glasgow university and was li- censed as a minister, but took part in the insurrec- tion of 1679, and subsequently joined the emi- grants who colonized Carolina. Here he continued preaching at intervals till 1690, when he returned to Scotland, and was appointed by King William principal of Glasgow university, where he remained until his death, supporting its interests with dig- nity and zeal. — His son, Alexander, b. in Caro- lina in 1684; d. in Scotland in 1742, became pro- fessor of Greek in Glasgow university, and after- ward published a grammar of that language (1736) that was long held in esteem.
DUNLOP, William, Canadian physician, b. in
Greenock, Scotland, about 1795; d. in Canada in
1848. He was educated as a physician, served as a
regimental surgeon in the war with the United
States in 1812-5, and in India ; published a book,
founded a newspaper, lectured, and engaged in
other enterprises before he came to Canada in 1826
with John Gait, the Scottish novelist. He was a
<;ontributor to " Blackwood's Magazine," and had
been intimately acquainted with John Wilson, Ma-
ginn, Hogg, and others mentioned in " The Recre-
ations of Christopher North." After arriving in
Canada he contributed to this magazine "The
Autobiography of a Rat," and wrote much for 'the
local literary and political journals. In 1836 he
founded the Toronto literary club, before which
he' frequently lectured. The first parliament after
the union of Upper and Lower Canada met in 1841
at Kingston, and Dunlop was returned to it for
Huron, which he represented until his resignation
in 1(S46. He was noted for his eccentricities.
DUNMORE, John Murray, Earl, royal
governor of Virginia, b. in 1732; d. in Ramsgate,
England, in May, 1809. He was descended, in the
female line, from the house of Stuart; succeeded
to the peerage in 1756; was appointed governor of
New York in 1770, and of Virginia in July, 1771.
On his arrival at Williamsburg in 1772 he dissolved
the Virginia assembly; and in May, 1774, he again
dissolved the same body, because it resolved to keep
the first of June, the day for closing the port of
Boston, as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer.
On the following April, Lord Dunmore caused
the removal of the powder from the magazine at
Williamsburg, on board an English ship. This
incensed the people, and they took arms under
Patrick Henry. Lord Dunmore, becoming alarmed
at this action, convened the council, but nothing
changed Henry's purpose. Lady Dunmore was
sent on board the “Fowey” man-of-war, and the
governor issued a proclamation against “a certain
Patrick Henry” and his “deluded followers,” but
upon the receipt of the news from Lexington he
fled to Fort Johnston, sending his wife to New
York. In 1776, when the British army arrived in
New York, Lord Dunmore was joined by a few
loyalists, and carried on a petty warfare, plundering
the inhabitants on the James and York rivers,
and carrying off their slaves. On 9 Dec. his
followers suffered a severe defeat at the battle of
Great Bridge, and shortly afterward he burned
Norfolk, then the most populous and flourishing
town of Virginia. He was afterward obliged to
take refuge on board his fleet, which was driven
by well-placed batteries from one place to another,
till he anchored near the mouth of the Potomac.
Continuing his predatory warfare, he established
himself early in June on Gwynn island, in the
Chesapeake, there vainly awaiting aid, but was dislodged
by the Virginians in July, being wounded in the
leg. Washington said, in December, 1775, “I do
not think that forcing his lordship on shipboard
is sufficient. Nothing less than depriving him of
life or liberty will secure peace to Virginia, as
motives of resentment actuate his conduct to a
degree equal to the total destruction of that colony.”
Lord Dunmore with his fleet of fugitives continued
during a part of 1776 on the coasts and rivers of
Virginia, but, after various distressing adventures,
he burned the smaller vessels, and sent the
remainder to the West Indies. In 1779 his name
appears in the confiscation act of New York. He
returned to England, and in 1786 was appointed
governor of the Bermudas. — His wife, Elizabeth,
d. at Southwood house, near Ramsgate, England,
in 1818, was the daughter of the Earl of Galloway.
DUNN, Oscar, Canadian journalist, b. in Coteau
du Lac, Quebec, in 1844 : d. in the city of Quebec,
15 April, 1885. He studied law. and was admit-
ted to the bar, but never practised, drifted into
journalism, and wrote essays for the " Courrier de
St. Hyacinthe," of which paper he became editor.
Subsequently he resided in Paris, France, and con-
tributed to tlie editorial columns of the "Journal."
On his return to Canada he became editorially con-
nected with "La Minerve." of Montreal, and also
edited " I'Opinion Publique," a weekly, and was
for a time one of the editors and directors of " La
revue Canadienne." He became librarian to the
department of public instruction of Quebec, and
held the office of secretary of that department at
the time of his death. He wrote pamphlets on na-
tional, religious, and political topics, which were
widely read, and was the author of a " Glossaire
Franco-Canadian," a second edition of which he
was preparing at the time of his death.
DUNN, Oscar James, lieutenant-governor of Louisiana, b. in Louisiana in 1820 ; d. in New Orleans, 20 Nov., 1871. He was born a slave, and as soon as he was old enough to do manual labor was purchased by a firm in the plastering trade, but after reaching his majority ran away from his
owners. When Gen. Butler entered New Orleans he enlisted in the first regiment of colored troops raised in Louisiana, and reached a captaincy, the highest rank then permitted to his race. When an incompetent person was promoted over him to the rank of major, he resigned his commission. After the war Capt. Dunn was active in promoting the reconstruction of his state. He had acquired wealth, and in 1868 became lieutenant-governor of Louisiana. John R. Lynch, then secretary of state of Mississippi, in an oration delivered at his funeral, said: "There now lie before us the remains of the first colored man who ever held an executive office in this country."
