DUN, Finlay. b. Aberdeen 24 Feb. 1795; ed. at Perth gr. sch. and Univ. of Edin.; studied the violin under Baillot in Paris; first viola player in orchestra of San Carlo theatre, Naples; teacher of the violin, composition and singing in Edin.; is best known by the collections of Scotch songs which he edited; composed glees, songs and dance music. d. suddenly at Edinburgh 28 Nov. 1853.
DUNBAR, Rev. Duncan. b. Northern Highlands of Scotland about 1791; in business in Aberdeen 1811–17; went to New Brunswick 1817; became a Baptist, immersed in the harbour of St. John 31 Oct. 1818; pastor of Mc Dougal st. Baptist chapel, New York. d. New York 28 July 1864. Life of Rev. D. Dunbar by Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin, New York 1878.
DUNBAR, George. b. Coldingham, Berwickshire 1774; published Herodotus cum annotationibus 7 vols. 1806–7; Elements of the Greek language 1834, 2 ed. 1846; A new Greek and English and English and Greek lexicon 1840, 3 ed. 1850; assistant professor of Greek literature in Univ. of Edin. 1805, professor 1806 to death; F.R.S. Edin., M.A. Edin. 1807. d. Rose park, Trinity, Edinburgh 6 Dec. 1851. G.M. xxxvii, 195–96 (1852).
DUNBAR, George (son of Alexander Orr of Landmore, co. Londonderry). b. 1810; assumed name of Dunbar instead of Orr 1833; M.P. for Belfast 1835–1837 and 1838–1841. d. 17 Aug. 1875.
DUNBAR, John. b. Cork 17 May 1827; fellow of Univ. of Bombay; M.P. for New Ross 9 Feb. 1874 to death. d. 19 Russell road, Kensington, London 3 Dec. 1878.
DUNBAR, Robert Nugent. Lived many years in the West Indies; author of the following poems The Cruise or a prospect of the West Indian archipelago 1835; The Caraguin, a tale of the Antilles 1837; Indian hours or passion and poetry of the Tropics 1839; Beauties of Tropical scenery, lyrical sketches and love songs 1862, 3 ed. 1866, and of a song entitled Garibaldi at the opera of ‘Masaniello’ 1864. d. Paris, July or August 1866.
DUNCAN, Alexander. Entered Bengal army 1795; col. 5 Bengal N.I. 1 May 1824 to death; general 20 June 1854. d. Gattonside house, Melrose 14 May 1859.
DUNCAN, David (son of James Duncan of Alyth, Perthshire). b. Perthshire 1831; a merchant in Chili 10 years, then at Liverpool; M.P. for Barrow in Furness, Nov. 1885, unseated on petition for illegal employment of voters 16 March 1886; M.P. for Exchange division of Liverpool, July 1886 to death. d. Gayton hall, Heswall, Cheshire 30 Dec. 1886.
DUNCAN, David. b. Perth 1823; printer at Cardiff 1858 to death; founded Cardiff Times 1857, South Wales Daily News 1872, South Wales Echo evening paper 1884. d. Penarth, Cardiff 14 Jany. 1888.
DUNCAN, Edward. b. London 1804; member of New Soc. of Painters in water colours 1831; member of Old Water colour Soc. 1848; landscape painter, etcher and lithographer; illustrated The life of Nelson 1849 and other works; his works were sold at Christie’s 11 March 1885. d. 36 Upper park road, Haverstock hill, London 11 April 1882. I.L.N. lxxx, 404 (1882), portrait.