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George Lyall (1819–1881)

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George Lyall
Member of Parliament
for Whitehaven
In office
17 December 1857 – 11 July 1865
Preceded byRobert Hildyard
Succeeded byGeorge Cavendish-Bentinck
Personal details
Born1819
Died (aged 62)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

George Lyall (1819 – 12 October 1881)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Lyall was first elected Conservative MP for Whitehaven at a by-election in 1857—caused by the death of Robert Hildyard—and held the seat until 1865 when he stood down.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Whitehaven
18571865
Succeeded by