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DundasColumbia Encyclopedia entry: Dundas
Dundasdŭn'dəs, town (1991 pop. 21,868), S Ont., Canada. It is a suburb of Hamilton and is at the head of the Desjardins Canal, which formerly gave it water connection with Hamilton and other ports. The canal is no longer in use.
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- Melville, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount
Melville, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount, 1742–1811, British lawyer and politician. He was solicitor general for Scotland (1766–75), entered Parliament in 1774, and became lord advocate in 1775. D...
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