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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Obituary". The Times. 25 February 1878. p. 10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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
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