Sir George Shee, 1st Baronet (1758–1825) was a British East India Company official, politician, and landlord. 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, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road (Ireland), R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford, County Kilkenny, Stoneyford t ...

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

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from 1800 to 1803 and Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1806 to 1807. He was elected a

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in 1810.

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1758 births 1825 deaths 1 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kilkenny constituencies British East India Company civil servants {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub