George Cherry (30 August 1793 – 6 January 1848) was a Member of Parliament for Dunwich from 1820 to 1826.[1]
Between 1829 and 1830 he was the High Sheriff of Berkshire when he was living at Denford Park.[2]
His father, George Frederick Cherry was British Resident at Oudh, murdered by Wazir Ali Khan in 1799. One of his sons, George Cherry, was an English cricketer. Another son Major General Apsley Cherry-Garrard was the father of the polar explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
References
- ^ Namier, Sir Lewis; Brooke, John, eds. (1964). "CHERRY, George Henry (1793-1848), of 9 Gloucester Place, Portman Square, Mdx.". The House of Commons 1754-1790. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Hughes, A. (1898). List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to A.D. 1831. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. p. 8. (with amendments of 1963, Public Record Office)
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