Constituency : Salford West 1906-18
George took Salford West from the Tories.
George was the son of the former Stretford MP William Agnew. He was educated at Rugby and Cambridge. He was a partner in the family firm of art dealers and also had an interest in the magazine Punch. He was a governor of Manchester Victoria University and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
George's maiden speech was on the House of Lords in 1907.
George succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1910.
George served on the raising committee for the Salford Pals in 1914. He served on the Liberal War Committee but was not a Llloyd George partisan. He wanted the committee to declare its support for any administration that would more vigorously prosecute the war without naming an individual.
George's last speech was in 1918 urging that the luxury tax be not too hard on artists.
George stood down in 1918.
He died in 1941 aged 89.
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