Constituency : Tavistock 1852-7 , Middlesex 1857-74
George was the son and heir of the Earl of Strafford. He was educated at Eton and Oxford.
George was held in high regard by Russell and became Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board in 1865. Gladstone did not immediately restore him to office but he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until the end of the ministry.
George was a moderate Whig who did not support household suffrage. He had a low opinion of his Radical running mate Labouchere and openly celebrated his defeat in 1868 when a Tory topped the poll. It was his turn in 1874 when the Tories captured both seats.
George was then made Baron Strafford by writ of acceleration and went to the Lords. He served Gladstone again as under-secretary of state for India between 1880 and 1883. In 1866 he succeeded his father as Earl.
He died in 1898 aged 68.
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