George Knox

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The Honourable George Knox PC, FRS (14 January 1765 – 13 June 1827), was an Irish Tory politician.

Knox was the fifth son of Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland. In 1790, Knox entered the Irish House of Commons for Dungannon. Subsequently, he sat Dublin University until the Act of Union in 1801. Thereafter Knox sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament and represented Dublin University from 1801 to 1807. He was also elected for Dungannon in 1801 and 1806, but chose to represent Dublin University both times.

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Lorenzo Moore
Hon. Thomas Knox
Member of Parliament for Dungannon
1790–1798
With: Hon. John Knox 1790–1794
James Verner 1794–1798
Succeeded by
James Verner
Preceded by
Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Arthur Browne
Member of Parliament for Dublin University
1798 – 1801
With: Arthur Browne
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Constituency created
Member of Parliament for Dublin University
18011807
Succeeded by
John Leslie Foster
Preceded by
Sir Charles Hamilton
Member of Parliament for Dungannon
1802 – 1803
Succeeded by
Sir Charles Hamilton
Preceded by
Sir Charles Hamilton
Member of Parliament for Dungannon
1806 – 1807
Succeeded by
Viscount Hamilton


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