Sir George Dallas, 1st Baronet (6 April 1758 – 14 January 1833), was a British

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and poet. Although he lived in England, he came from a Scottish family. He was created a

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, of Upper Harley Street in the

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, on 31 July 1798. He briefly succeeded

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as one of the Members of Parliament for Newport,

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, in 1800, holding the seat only until the next election in 1802. Dallas and his brother

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were educated first at

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's school in

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and then in

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by the pastor Chauvet. After entering the legal profession, Dallas became a judge. On 11 June 1788, Dallas married Margaret Catherine Blackwood, the daughter of

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, and Dorcas, Lady Dufferin and Claneboye. Their son was Sir

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(23 December 1804 – 2 August 1874). Their daughter, Marianne Dallas, married

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. Another daughter, Catherine, married the Hon. George Poulett RN, and thanks to a series of deaths, her son William Henry Poulett (1827–1899) unexpectedly became the 6th Earl Poulett.

Arms

References

* John Debrett, ''The baronetage of England. revised, corrected and continued by G.W. Collen''
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Dallas {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallas, George, 1st Baronet 1758 births 1833 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain British MPs 1796–1800 Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Members of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) UK MPs 1801–1802