Christopher D'Oyly

{{Short description|Barrister (1717–1795)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Use British English|date=November 2016}} '''Christopher D'Oyly''' (1717 – 19 January 1795) was a barrister of the Inner Temple, under-secretary in the colonial department and commissary-general of the musters in which capacity he took part in the planning for the American War of Independence.<ref>[http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.php?aid=322&ctid=1&cid=17 Christopher D'Oyly.] The Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 26 October 2016.</ref>

In 1765, D'Oyly married Sarah Stanley (1725–1821), the granddaughter of Sir Hans Sloane.

In 1774 he became the member of Parliament for Wareham, and in 1780 for Seaford. He retired in 1784.<ref name = HOP>{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/doyly-christopher-1717-95 | title= D'OYLY, Christopher (c.1717-95), of Walton-on-Thames, Surr. | publisher= History of Parliament Online| accessdate = 29 December 2017}}</ref>

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