Edmund Dummer (1663–1724) was an English lawyer who was appointed "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" under Queen Anne in 1706, holding that office until 1721. [1] [2]
His nephew, Thomas Lee Dummer, succeeded him as "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" [2] and became MP for Southampton (1737–1741) and ( Newport (Isle of Wight) (1765–1768).
There is a memorial to Dummer in South Stoneham church. [3] He is thought to have commissioned South Stoneham House, the grounds of which were designed by Capability Brown. [4]