Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet

Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (11 June 1734 – 2 November 1780) was Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and a Member of Parliament.

He was the son of Roger Wombwell of Glasgow, Scotland, a merchant. He went into partnership with his uncle in the London company of George Wombwell, sen. and jun. He was elected a director of the British East India Company in 1766–69, 1775–77 and chairman in 1777–79.

He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon in 1774, sitting until 1780. He was created a baronet in 1778.[1]

He married Susanna, the daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Lord Mayor of London.[2] They had a son, Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet, and two daughters.[3]

Coat of arms of Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet
Crest
A unicorn's head couped Argent.
Escutcheon
Gules a bend between six unicorns' heads couped Argent.
Motto
In Well Beware[4]

References
  1. "No. 11894". The London Gazette. 25 July 1778. p. 1.
  2. "Notes on the aldermen, 1701-1838 | British History Online".
  3. "Test". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  4. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.


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