George Lyall (1779 – 1 September 1853) was an English merchant and politician, Chairman of the

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for periods 1841–3 and 1844–6.

Life

Lyall was the eldest son of John Lyall, a merchant and shipowner, and his wife Jane Comyn; Alfred Lyall and

William Rowe Lyall William Rowe Lyall (11 February 1788 – 17 February 1857) was an English churchman, Dean of Canterbury from 1845 to 1857. Life He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyn. He was educated at Trinity College, C ...

were brothers. He had a range of other business interests involving shipping. In 1825 he was a director of the

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, a venture chaired by the wealthy John George Lambton, Whig MP (and later 1st

Earl of Durham Earl of Durham is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1833 for the Whig politician and colonial official John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham. Known as "Radical Jack", he played a leading role in the passing of the Gre ...

), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand. He served as a

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(MP) for the

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from 1833 to 1835 and again from 1841 to 1847. He died in Park Crescent,

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, Middlesex.

Family

Lyall was married, and with his wife Mary Ann née Edwardes had two sons and two daughters. Their son

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was Member of Parliament for . The other son,

John Edwardes Lyall John Edwardes Lyall (1811 – 6 December 1845) was a British lawyer who was Advocate-General of Bengal. He was born the eldest son of George Lyall, Member of Parliament for the City of London and was educated at Eton College. His brother was Geo ...

, became

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. Their daughter Mary married

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* 1779 births 1853 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1841–1847 Directors of the British East India Company Lyall family {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1770s-stub