George_Moffatt_(English_politician)
George Moffatt (English politician)
British politician
George Moffatt (11 May 1806 – 20 February 1878) was a British Liberal Party politician.[1][2]
He was the son of William And Alice Moffatt.
He unsuccessfully attempted to enter the Commons at a by-election in Ipswich in 1842. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth 1845–52, Ashburton 1852–59, Honiton 1860–65, and Southampton 1865–68.[1] He subsequently contested the 1870 Isle of Wight by-election, losing by 35 votes.[3] He was also the owner of Goodrich Court, a neo-gothic castle in Herefordshire.[2]
In 1856, he married Lucy Morrison (1825-1876), daughter of MP James Morrison They had four children:
- Alice Lucy Moffatt (1858-1922
- Harold Charles Moffatt (1859-1945)
- Ethel Gwendoline Moffatt (1861-1952), Wife of MP Howard Vincent
- Hilda Eva Moffatt (1862-1947)
- Burke, Sir Bernard (1886). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1279. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- The committee for conducting the election of George Moffatt, esq. (1870). Poll Book at the Election of a Knight of the Shire for the County of the Isle of Wight. Southampton: Hampshire Independent.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Dartmouth 1845–1852 |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Ashburton 1852–1859 |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Honiton 1860–1865 With: Alexander Baillie-Cochrane |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Southampton 1865–1868 With: Russell Gurney |
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