George Blucher Heneage Marton (1839 – 18 August 1905) was an English

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politician. Marton was the son of George Marton (1801–1867) of

Capernwray Hall Capernwray Hall is a former country house situated 3 miles east-northeast of Carnforth, Lancashire, England, and is currently used as a Christian Bible school and holiday centre. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as ...

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, and his wife Lucy Sarah Dallas daughter of Sir Robert Dallas, Chief Justice of Common Pleas. He was

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Commandant of the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Marton became a J.P. for Lancaster and Westmoreland, deputy lieutenant of Lancaster and

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in 1877.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref>Maj R.J.T. Williamson & Col J. Lawson Whalley, ''History of the Old County Regiment of Lancashire Militia'', London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1888, Appendix B.
/ref> In the 1885 general election, Marton was elected as

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(MP) for the recreated Lancaster division of Lancashire. A petition was lodged against his election, but was dismissed. However, he lost the seat at the 1886 general election, against the national trend, and did not stand for the

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again. Marton married the Hon. Caroline Gertrude Flower, daughter of Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook in 1866. He lived at Capernwray Hall, near Lancaster and died in 1905 at the age of 65.

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* 1839 births 1905 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 People from Carnforth King's Own Royal Regiment officers High Sheriffs of Lancashire Deputy Lieutenants of Lancashire Lancashire Militia officers English justices of the peace {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1830s-stub