John George (lawyer)
John George
Background
George was born in Dublin, the eldest son of John George (died 1837), of Dublin, a merchant (who later became a landowner in County Wexford), by Emily Jane Fox, daughter of Richard Fox. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. Trinity College Dublin conferred on him the degrees of BA in 1823, and MA in 1826.
Legal and judicial career
George was called to the
Personal life
George married, first, in 1832, Susan Rosanna, daughter of Isaac Matthew D'Olier of Collignes, County Dublin and Margaret Rutherford – she died in 1847; and secondly, on 10 August 1848, Mary, eldest daughter of Major Christopher L'Estrange Carleton of Market Hill, County Fermanagh and Jane Jackson, daughter of George Jackson and Maria Rutledge. He died at 45 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, on 15 December 1871 aged 67. By his first wife, he had at least three children who survived infancy: John, Richard and Emily. His widow died in 1897.
George, who had inherited property in County Wexford from his father, built Cahore House, Clonevan in about 1840. It remained in the family for several generations, and still exists, though it is presently unoccupied.
Arms
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References
- ^ Debrett's Judicial Bench. 1869.
- G. C. Boase, "George, John (1804–1871)", rev. Sinéad Agnew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 9 December 2006
- Walford's County Families
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "George, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.