George Forester (21 December 1735 – 13 July 1811) was

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for the borough constituency of Wenlock on several occasions between 1758 and 1785. He was the only son of Brooke Forester of

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in Wellington and Elizabeth daughter and heir of

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of Willey Park. He died unmarried in 1811 having devised his estates to his cousin Cecil Forester, from 1811 Weld-Forester, and from 1820 1st Baron Forester.

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