Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet

Sir George Clerk of Pennycuik, 6th Baronet (19 November 1787 – 23 December 1867) was a British politician and Deputy Lieutenant for Edinburghshire.

He was the son of James Clerk, third son of the fourth baronet, by his spouse Janet, daughter of George Irving of Newton.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Edinburghshire from 1811 to 1832 and again from 1835–1837, for Stamford 1838–1847 and then for Dover from 1847 to 1852.

In 1845 he was sworn a member of the Privy Council, the same year becoming Master of the Mint.

In 1810 Sir George married the daughter of Ewan Law, Esq., a niece of the 1st Lord Ellenborough.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Saunders-Dundas	Member for Edinburghshire 1811–1832	Succeeded by Sir John Dalrymple
Preceded by Sir John Dalrymple	Member for Edinburghshire 1835–1837	Succeeded by William Gibson Craig
Preceded by Thomas Chaplin Marquess of Granby	Member for Stamford with Marquess of Granby 1838–1847	Succeeded by Marquess of Granby John Charles Herries
Preceded by Sir John Rae Reid, Bt Edward Royd Rice	Member for Dover with Edward Royd Rice 1847–1852	Succeeded by Edward Royd Rice Viscount Chelsea
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Henry Hardinge	Clerk of the Ordnance 1827–1828	Succeeded by Spencer Perceval
Preceded by William Yates Peel	Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1830	Succeeded by The Hon. George Lamb
Preceded by Charles Wood	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1834–1835	Succeeded by Edward John Stanley
Preceded by Richard More O'Ferrall	Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1841–1845	Succeeded by Edward Cardwell
Preceded by The Earl of Dalhousie	Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1845–1846	Succeeded by Thomas Milner Gibson
Party political offices
Preceded by William Holmes (to 1832)	Tory Chief Whip in the House of Commons 1835–1837	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by John Clerk	Baronet (of Penicuik) 1798-1867	Succeeded by James Clerk