George Higginson Allsopp (28 March 1846 – 9 September 1907)
was an English brewer and
Conservative
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politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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from 1885 to 1906.
Biography
Allsopp was born at
Burton-on-Trent
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, the son of
Henry Allsopp, head of the brewery firm of
Samuel Allsopp & Sons
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Allsopp's origins go back to the 1740s, when Benjamin Wilson, an innkeeper-brewer of Burton, brewed beer for his own premises and so ...
and his wife Elizabeth Tongue. He was educated at
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and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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and entered the family brewery. Between 1868 and 1871 he appeared in cricket matches for Worcestershire, although they did not qualify as first class. Allsopp was a
J.P. and
Deputy Lieutenant for
Staffordshire
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and
Derbyshire
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. He was at one time chairman of the Burton-on-Trent School Board
Allsopp stood unsuccessfully for parliament at
Droitwich
Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester.
The ...
in 1880. At the
1885 general election, he was elected as
Member of Parliament
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for
Worcester
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. He held the seat until he retired from politics at the
1906 election.
Allsopp lived at Foston Hall, Derby and at 8, Hereford Gardens, Park Lane. He died at Salisbury at the age of 61.
Allsopp married Mildred Georgiana Ashley-Cooper daughter of
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury Bt DL (27 June 1831 – 13 April 1886), styled Lord Ashley between 1851 and 1885, was a British peer. He was the son of The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
Career
He was commissioned a cornet in the Do ...
, in 1895.
Conqueror 66-67
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was also MP for Taunton
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, and his brothers Herbert
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and Frederic were also cricketers who played in first class games.
See also
*Beerage Beerage is the influence of the brewing industry within the British political system. A portmanteau word combining beer and peerage, it arose through the ennoblement and award of other honours to brewers in the late 19th century, and such individu ...
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1846 births
1907 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
English brewers
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1885–1886
UK MPs 1886–1892
UK MPs 1892–1895
UK MPs 1895–1900
UK MPs 1900–1906
Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Worcester
Younger sons of barons
19th-century English businesspeople