George Moffatt (11 May 1806 – 20 February 1878) was a British

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politician. He unsuccessfully attempted to enter the Commons at a by-election in Ipswich in 1842. He was

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(MP) for Dartmouth 1845–52, Ashburton 1852–59,

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1860–65, and

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1865–68. He subsequently contested the 1870 Isle of Wight by-election, losing by 35 votes. He was also the owner of

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, a neo-gothic castle in

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