Dashwood is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Dashwood (judge) (1842–1919), Australian public servant, judge and Government Resident of the Northern Territory Charles Dashwood (Royal Navy officer) (1765–1847) Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer (1708–1781), English rake and politician Gemma Dashwood (born 1977), Australian Paralympic swimmer George Dashwood (disambiguation), multiple people George Dashwood (1669–1706), MP for Sudbury 1703–1705 George Dashwood (1680–1758), MP for Stockbridge 1710–1713 Sir George Dashwood, 4th Baronet (1786–1861), MP for Truro 1814–1818 Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet (c. 1790–1862), English landowner, Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1832–1835 and Wycombe 1837–1863 George Frederick Dashwood (1806–1881), public servant and politician in South Australia George Henry Dashwood (1801–1869), British antiquary Robert Dashwood (disambiguation), multiple people Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet, MP for Banbury Sir Robert Dashwood, 9th Baronet Sir Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood, 7th Baronet (1876–1947), of the Dashwood baronets Rosamund Dashwood (1924–2007), Canadian long-distance runner Tenille Dashwood (born 1989), Australian professional wrestler Thomas Dashwood (1876–1929), English cricketer Fictional characters: Elinor Dashwood, character in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility Marianne Dashwood, character in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility Mike Dashwood, character in The Bill, 1984-1992 See also Dashwood baronets, British baronetcies English-language surnames