George Moffat Sr.

For his son, also a member of the House of Commons, see George Moffat, Jr.

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

George Moffat (1810 – May 13, 1878) was a New Brunswick businessman and politician. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1870 to 1877.^[1]

George Moffat
Source: Library and Archives Canada

He was born in Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland in 1810 and came to New Brunswick in 1830. He became a lumber merchant in Dalhousie, New Brunswick.^[2] Moffat was elected to the House of Commons in an 1870 by-election after the death of William Murray Caldwell.^[1] He died in Dalhousie at the age of 68.^[2]

His son Robert later represented Restigouche in the House of Commons and another son George replaced Robert in the House in 1887.

References

1. George Moffat Sr. – Parliament of Canada biography
2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.