George Horsley (22 June 1836 – 2 December 1895) was a Hartlepool ship-owner, alderman and mayor of Hartlepool in 1875 and 1876. His oldest son was

Matthew Henry Horsley Matthew Henry Horsley, Justice of the peace, JP (24 June 1867 – 17 February 1925) was an English timber merchant, shipowner, and philatelist noted for his collections of Canadian and Australian stamps. Early life and family Matthew Horsley was ...

(1867–1925) who entered the family firm and became a noted ship-owner himself. He married Alethea Anne. He is buried at

Spion Kop Cemetery Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast in Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool churchyard and designed by John Dobson. The area took its na ...

with his wife.

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Mayors of Hartlepool 1836 births 1895 deaths Ship owners 19th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-1830s-stub