Sir George Shee, 1st Baronet (1758–1825) was a British government minister. He was made a baronet in 1794. He was Surveyor General of the Ordnance in Ireland from 1797 to 1799 and also sat in the

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as the MP for

Knocktopher Knocktopher (historically ''Knocktofer'' and ''Knocktover''; ) is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. It was formerly situated on ...

from 1798 until the union with Great Britain in 1800. After the union he was appointed

Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department This article lists past and present Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State serving the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom at the Home Office. Non-permanent and parliamentary under-secretaries, 1782–present *April 1782: Evan Nepean *April 1 ...

from 1800 to 1803 and

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from 1806 to 1807. He was elected a

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in 1810.

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1758 births 1825 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Irish MPs 1798–1800 Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kilkenny constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub