Denis Bond (MP) facts for kids
Denis Bond (1676–1747), of Creech Grange, Dorset, was English lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1709 and 1732, when he was expelled for financial misconduct.
Early life
Bond was the elder son and heir of the wealthy barrister Nathaniel Bond, who came from a family who had been merchants in Dorchester, and bought Creech Grange, near Wareham in 1691. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1695 and called to the bar in 1703. He succeeded his father to Creech Grange in 1707.
Career
Bond became Recorder of Dorchester and of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1707 and held the position for the rest of his life. He first stood for Parliament at Wareham at the 1708 general election but was defeated. He was returned as Member of Parliament for Dorchester at a by-election on 5 December 1709, but was defeated at the 1710 general election. He did not stand in 1713 but was appointed carrier of the King's letters in 1714 and held the post for the rest of his life.
At the 1715 general election Bond was elected MP for Corfe Castle and was appointed Commissioner for forfeited estates in 1716. In 1719 he became Recorder of Poole. He was returned unopposed as MP for Corfe Castle in 1722. He became Recorder of Wareham in 1724. In 1725 he ceased to be on the commission for forfeited estates, but became a member of the committee of management of the Charitable Corporation. At the 1727 general election he changed seats and was returned unopposed as MP for Poole. He became bencher of his Inn in 1728.
Death and legacy
Bond died on 30 January 1747. He had married Leonara Sophia Dummer, widow of Edmund Dummer and daughter of the diplomat Sir William Dutton Colt in 1729. They had no children and Bond's estates, including Creech Grange, passed to his nephew John Bond.
