George Moffatt (English politician)

George Moffatt (11 May 1806 – 20 February 1878) was a British Liberal Party politician.

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. He subsequently contested the 1870 Isle of Wight by-election, losing by 35 votes. He was also the owner of Goodrich Court, a neo-gothic castle in Herefordshire.

Marriage and family

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); married in 1884 Colonel Hon. George Hugh Gough (1852–1900), a British Army officer and younger son of George Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough.

References

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

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