George Moffatt (English politician)
George Moffatt (11 May 1806 – 20 February 1878) was a British Liberal Party politician.[1][2]
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]
References
- "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 25 February 1878. p. 10.
- 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.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Moffatt
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Somes |
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth 1845–1852 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Herbert |
| Preceded by Thomas Matheson |
Member of Parliament for Ashburton 1852–1859 |
Succeeded by John Harvey Astell |
| Preceded by Alexander Baillie-Cochrane and Joseph Locke |
Member of Parliament for Honiton 1860–1865 With: Alexander Baillie-Cochrane |
Succeeded by Alexander Baillie-Cochrane and Frederick Goldsmid |
| Preceded by William Digby Seymour and William Anderson Rose |
Member of Parliament for Southampton 1865–1868 With: Russell Gurney |
Succeeded by Russell Gurney and Peter Merrick Hoare |
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