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260 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 &ldquo;Fowey&rdquo; man-of-war, and the governor issued a proclamation against &ldquo;a certain Patrick Henry&rdquo; and his &ldquo;deluded followers,&rdquo; 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, &ldquo;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.&rdquo; 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. &mdash; 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."