George Alexander Reid (1794 – 12 May 1852) was a

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politician.

Life

He was the fourth son, by his first marriage, of Andrew Reid of

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, a Scottish brewer in London. Reid was educated at

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, leaving in 1810. He matriculated in 1813 at

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, graduating B.A. in 1817, M.A. in 1822. He joined the

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in 1818 as an ensign, rising through the ranks to lieutenant-colonel in 1832. He retired on half-pay in 1845. Reid was elected Conservative

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for

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at a by-election in 1845—caused by the death of John Ramsbottom—and held the seat until his own death in 1852.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, George Alexander UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1794 births 1852 deaths