Sir George Dallas, 1st Baronet

Sir George Dallas, 1st Baronet (6 April 1758 – 14 January 1833) was a British politician and poet. He was created baronet, of Harley Street in the County of Middlesex, on 31 July 1798. He succeeded William Hamilton Nisbet as Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight in 1800, holding the position until 1802. Although he lived in England, he came from a Scottish family.

Dallas and his brother Robert were educated first at James Elphinstone's school in Kensington, and then in Geneva, by the pastor Chauvet. Robert went on to be the MP for Mitchell and a judge.

On 11 June 1788, Dallas married Margaret Catherine Blackwood, the daughter of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet and Dorcas Stevenson, Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye.[1] Their son was Sir Robert Charles Dallas, 2nd Baronet (23 December 1804 - 2 August 1874). Their daughter, Marianne Dallas, married Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by

Andrew Strahan
Member of Parliament for Newport
1800–1801
With: Andrew Strahan
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Newport
1801–1802
With: Andrew Strahan
Succeeded by
John Blackburn
Richard Gervas Ker
Baronetage of Great Britain
New creation Baronet
(of Harley Street)
1798–1833
Succeeded by
Robert Dallas
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