George Burrow Gregory (29 January 1813 – 5 March 1892) was an English lawyer and Conservative politician.

Life and politics

Gregory was the son of John Swarbreck Gregory, a lawyer who was a member of the first council of the

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. He was educated at

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and at

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. He became a partner in firm of Gregory, Rowcliffe, Rowcliffe, and Rawle, solicitors and was treasurer of

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from 1857 to 1892. In 1868 Gregory was elected

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for

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until it was replaced under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. He was then elected MP for

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and held the seat for a year until 1886. Burrow died at the age of 79. Burrow married Maria Teresa Price in 1847.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregory, George Burrow 1813 births 1893 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886