Christopher St George JP DL (1812 – 13 November 1877) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was son of Arthur French St George by his wife Lady Harriet, daughter of

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. His paternal grandfather, Christopher French, had adopted the name St George to commemorate his descent from the Barons St George. He was first elected to represent

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on 11 August 1847 during the general election of that year. He was not re-elected at the next general election in 1852.

References

* http://thepeerage.com/p38976.htm#i389754 * https://web.archive.org/web/20110713200634/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons1.htm

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:St George, Christopher 1812 births 1877 deaths UK MPs 1847–1852 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Galway constituencies (1801–1922) Politicians from County Galway

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