George Macartney (1672–1757)
George Macartney or McCartney may refer to: *George Macartney (British Army officer) (died 1730) *George Macartney (1672–1757), MP for Belfast, Newton Limavady and Donegal * George Macartney (died 1724), MP for Belfast * George McCartney, 1st Earl McCartney (1737–1806), first British Ambassador to China *George Hume Macartney (1793–1869), MP for Antrim *George Macartney (British consul) (1867–1945), British consul-general in Kashgar * George Macartney (Australian politician), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly *George McCartney (footballer) George McCartney (born 29 April 1981) is a Northern Irish former association football, footballer who is currently a coach at Linfield F.C., Linfield. He began his career at Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland in 1998 before having two spells each wit ...

George Macartney (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General George Macartney or MacCartney (c. 1660–1730) was an Irish-born professional soldier who went into exile to escape charges for his role in the 1712 Hamilton–Mohun Duel. He was later acquitted and restored to his military rank. Personal details George Macartney was born in 1660, elder son of "Black George" Macartney (1630–1702) who moved from Scotland to Belfast in the 1650s and became an extremely successful merchant. His mother Martha (died 1705) was a daughter of Sir John Davies, Attorney-General for Ireland from 1606 to 1619. His younger brother Isaac served as High Sheriff of Antrim and was the father of William Macartney MP. Sir Bernard Burke, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland'' (1863) vol. IIp. 926 In later life, he married Anne Douglas; they had a number of children who predeceased them. Career Macartney was intended to follow his father into the family business but volunteered for the ...
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