George Moffatt (English politician) (original) (raw)

George Moffatt (11 May 1806 – 20 February 1878) was a British Liberal Party politician. He unsuccesfully attempted to enter the Commons at a by-election in Ipswich in 1842. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth 1845–52, Ashburton 1852–59, Honiton 1860–65, and Southampton 1865–68. He subsequently contested the 1870 Isle of Wight by-election, losing by 35 votes. He was also the owner of Goodrich Court, a neo-gothic castle in Herefordshire.