Donald Dalrymple

Donald Dalrymple (1814 to 1873) was an English surgeon who later became a Liberal member of parliament. Born in 1814 into a Norwich family and educated at Norwich Grammar School, he qualified as a licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company, a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and a member of the Royal College of Physicians. He practised as a surgeon for many years and retired from practice before entering politics. He served as Sheriff of Norwich in 1860 and 1861, was a magistrate and deputy lieutenant of Norfolk, directed the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, and chaired the governors of King Edward VI School. As a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society he wrote On the Climate of Egypt. He was elected member of parliament for Bath at the general election of 1868 and held the seat until he died on 19 September 1873, aged 59.