John Henry Dunn

John Henry Dunn
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Toronto
In office 1841–1844 Serving with Isaac Buchanan (1841–1843) Henry Sherwood (1843–1844)
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	William Henry Boulton
Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada
In office 1822–1841
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Receiver General, Upper Canada
In office 1820–1841
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Receiver General, Province of Canada
In office 1841–1843
Preceded by	New Position
Succeeded by	B. Turquand
Personal details
Born	1792 (1792) Saint Helena
Died	April 21, 1854(1854-04-21) (aged 61–62) London
Spouse(s)	(1) Charlotte Roberts (May 4, 1820, her death, 1835) (2) Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchesnay (March 9, 1842, his death, 1854)
Relations	Alexander Roberts Dunn, VC (son)
Children	Six sons and two daughters with Charlotte Roberts, including Alexander Roberts Dunn; one daughter and one son with Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchesnay
Occupation	Public official, businessman
Military service
Allegiance	Britain
Branch/service	Upper Canada militia
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Commands	2nd Regiment of York Militia

John Henry Dunn (1792 – April 21, 1854) was a public official and businessman in Upper Canada, who later entered politics in the Province of Canada. Born on Saint Helena of English parents, he came to Upper Canada as a young man to take up the position of Receiver General for Upper Canada, a position he held from 1820 to 1841.

Upon the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, representing Toronto, from 1841 to 1844. He also served for nearly three years as Receiver General of the new province. He resigned his position as the Receiver General in 1843, as part of the struggle for responsible government. Defeated in the general election of 1844, he returned to England with his family, where he died in 1854.

He was married twice, first to an Englishwoman, Charlotte Roberts, and after her death, to Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchesnay, a French-Canadian. One of his sons from his first marriage, Alexander Roberts Dunn, entered the British Army and became the first Canadian to earn the Victoria Cross.