Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet

Dashwood's Name Act 1741
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long titleAn Act to enable John Dashwood and William Payne Esquires, and their respective Issue Male, and other the Devisees of the Estate of John King Doctor in Divinity, deceased, to take and use the Surname of King only, according to the Direction of the Codicil of the Will of the said Doctor King.
Citation15 Geo. 2. c. 41 Pr.
Dates
Royal assent16 June 1742

Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet (4 August 1716 – 6 December 1793), was an English country gentleman. Born John Dashwood, he adopted the additional surname of King by a private act of Parliament, Dashwood's Name Act 1741 (15 Geo. 2. c. 41 Pr.), in accordance with the terms of his uncle Dr. John King's will.

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