George Moffat Jr.

For other people named George Moffat, see George Moffat (disambiguation).

George Moffat (1848 – 17 September 1918) was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1887 to 1891.[1]

He was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick in 1848, the son of George Moffat, and was educated there.[2] Moffat became a merchant in Dalhousie. In 1881, he married a Miss Wilkinson.[3] He was elected to the House of Commons by acclamation in an 1887 by-election following the death of his brother Robert.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b George Moffat Jr. – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 160.
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K., ed. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967. Ottawa: Public Archives Canada. p. 370.
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