Constituency : Orkney and Shetland 1830-5, Caithness 1841-69
George was a lawyer and son of a party to the Orkney electoral pact of 1818 ( see previous post ). This led to his election, unopposed as the constituency's MP in 1830 . He supported the Reform cause and anti-slavery and tried unsuccessfully to get separate representation for Orkney and Shetland. He was turned out by the Tory Balfour in 1835 and observing the pact , made way for Frederick Dundas to win the seat back in 1837.
With family interests there George had contemplated standing for Caithness before and stood unsuccessfully in 1837. He won it against the trend in 1841. He was usually unopposed thereafter. He resigned the seat on health grounds in 1869 and died two years later, a lifelong bachelor.
He is not recorded as having spoken in Parliament. He missed the vote that brought down Russell's government in 1866 through ill health.
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