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Lyall was the eldest son of John Lyall, a merchant and shipowner, and his wife Jane Comyn; [[Alfred Lyall (traveller)|Alfred Lyall]] and [[William Rowe Lyall]] were brothers.<ref name="ODNB"/><ref>{{cite ODNB|id=17234|first=C. A.|last=Creffield|title=Lyall, Alfred}}</ref> |
Lyall was the eldest son of John Lyall, a merchant and shipowner, and his wife Jane Comyn; [[Alfred Lyall (traveller)|Alfred Lyall]] and [[William Rowe Lyall]] were brothers.<ref name="ODNB"/><ref>{{cite ODNB|id=17234|first=C. A.|last=Creffield|title=Lyall, Alfred}}</ref> |
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He had a range of other business interests involving shipping.<ref name=lg/> In 1825 he was a director of the [[New Zealand Company]], a venture chaired by the wealthy [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham|John George Lambton]], [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] MP (and later 1st [[Earl of Durham]]), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand.<ref name=adams>{{cite book | last=Adams | first=Peter | title=Fatal Necessity: British Intervention in New Zealand, 1830–1847 | publisher=Bridget Williams Books | series=BWB e-Book | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-927277-19-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FoRhAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA197 | access-date=9 December 2020 | page=197|quote=...first published in 1977.}}</ref><ref name=rosanna>{{cite book|title=The Rosanna Settlers: with Captain Herd on the coast of New Zealand 1826-7|first= Hilda |last=McDonnell |date=2002|chapter=Chapter 3: The New Zealand Company of 1825| website=Wellington City Libraries | chapter-url=https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/rosannachap3.html | access-date=9 December 2020|quote=including Thomas Shepherd's Journal and his coastal views, The NZ Company of 1825.|url=https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/rosannaintro.html)}}</ref><ref name=wakefield>{{cite book | last=Wakefield | first=Edward Jerningham |author-link=Edward Jerningham Wakefield | title=Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844: With Some Account of the Beginning of the British Colonization of the Islands | publisher=John Murray |
He had a range of other business interests involving shipping.<ref name=lg/> In 1825 he was a director of the [[New Zealand Company]], a venture chaired by the wealthy [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham|John George Lambton]], [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] MP (and later 1st [[Earl of Durham]]), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand.<ref name=adams>{{cite book | last=Adams | first=Peter | title=Fatal Necessity: British Intervention in New Zealand, 1830–1847 | publisher=Bridget Williams Books | series=BWB e-Book | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-927277-19-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FoRhAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA197 | access-date=9 December 2020 | page=197|quote=...first published in 1977.}}</ref><ref name=rosanna>{{cite book|title=The Rosanna Settlers: with Captain Herd on the coast of New Zealand 1826-7|first= Hilda |last=McDonnell |date=2002|chapter=Chapter 3: The New Zealand Company of 1825| website=Wellington City Libraries | chapter-url=https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/rosannachap3.html | access-date=9 December 2020|quote=including Thomas Shepherd's Journal and his coastal views, The NZ Company of 1825.|url=https://www.wcl.govt.nz/heritage/rosannaintro.html)}}</ref><ref name=wakefield>{{cite book | last=Wakefield | first=Edward Jerningham |author-link=Edward Jerningham Wakefield | title=Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844: With Some Account of the Beginning of the British Colonization of the Islands | publisher=John Murray | issue=v. 1 | year=1845 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PltFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA4 | access-date=9 December 2020 | page=4|quote=Digitised 22 July 2009}}</ref> |
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He served as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]] from 1833 to 1835 and again from 1841<ref name=lg>{{London Gazette |
He served as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]] from 1833 to 1835 and again from 1841<ref name=lg>{{London Gazette |
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Revision as of 09:53, 3 September 2023
George Lyall (1779 – 1 September 1853)[1] was an English merchant and politician, Chairman of the Honourable East India Company for periods 1841–3 and 1844–6.[2]
Life
Lyall was the eldest son of John Lyall, a merchant and shipowner, and his wife Jane Comyn; Alfred Lyall and William Rowe Lyall were brothers.[2][3]
He had a range of other business interests involving shipping.[4] In 1825 he was a director of the New Zealand Company, a venture chaired by the wealthy John George Lambton, Whig MP (and later 1st Earl of Durham), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand.[5][6][7]
He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of London from 1833 to 1835 and again from 1841[4] to 1847.[8] He died in Park Crescent, London, Middlesex.[2]
Family
Lyall was married, and with his wife Mary Ann née Edwardes had two sons and two daughters.[2] Their son George Lyall, Jnr was Member of Parliament for Whitehaven.[9] The other son, John Edwardes Lyall, became Advocate-General of Bengal. Their daughter Mary married William Forsyth QC.
References
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d Harcourt, Freda. "Lyall, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17235. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Creffield, C. A. "Lyall, Alfred". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17234. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "No. 19995". The London Gazette. 2 July 1841. p. 1722.
- ^ Adams, Peter (2013). Fatal Necessity: British Intervention in New Zealand, 1830–1847. BWB e-Book. Bridget Williams Books. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-927277-19-5. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
...first published in 1977.
- ^ McDonnell, Hilda (2002). "Chapter 3: The New Zealand Company of 1825". The Rosanna Settlers: with Captain Herd on the coast of New Zealand 1826-7. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
including Thomas Shepherd's Journal and his coastal views, The NZ Company of 1825.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Wakefield, Edward Jerningham (1845). Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844: With Some Account of the Beginning of the British Colonization of the Islands. John Murray. p. 4. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Digitised 22 July 2009
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 4. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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