George Houston (31 July 1810 – 14 September 1843) was a Scottish politician. Houston lived at Johnstone Castle. He stood at the

1835 UK general election The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of ...

in Renfrewshire for the Conservative Party, but was not elected. He next stood in the 1837 Renfrewshire by-election, at which he easily won the seat, and he held it at the

1837 UK general election The 1837 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King William IV and produced the first Parliament of the reign of his successor, Queen Victoria. It saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whi ...

. In Parliament, he supported Protestant supremacy. He stood down at the

1841 UK general election In the 1841 United Kingdom general election, there was a big swing as Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel's Conservatives took control of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. Melbourne's Whigs had seen their support in the C ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, George 1810 births 1843 deaths UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841