George Moffatt (English politician) explained

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.

Political career

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]

Marriage and Family

In 1856, he married Lucy Morrison (1825-1876), daughter of MP James MorrisonThey 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)

References

https://librivox.org/author/16301?primary_key=16301&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results

Notes and References

1. News: Obituary . . 10 . 25 February 1878.
2. Book: Burke . Sir Bernard . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland . 1886 . Harrison . 1279 . 4 July 2018 . en.
3. Book: The committee for conducting the election of George Moffatt, esq. . Poll Book at the Election of a Knight of the Shire for the County of the Isle of Wight . 1870 . Hampshire Independent . Southampton .