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George Best (MP)

George Best (MP)

British politician

George Best DL, JP (10 November 1759 – 8 September 1818) was a British politician.

Best was the son of James Best, of Park House, Boxley, Kent, High Sheriff of Kent in 1751, by Frances, daughter of Richard Shelley, of Michaelgrove, Sussex.[1] He sat as Member of Parliament for Rochester from 1790 to 1796.[2] He was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Kent.[1]

Best married Caroline, daughter of Edward Scott, of Scott's Hall, Kent, in 1784. They had several children, including Dorothy Best, wife of Reverend Joseph George Brett and mother of William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher. The family lived at Chilston Park, Boughton Malherbe, Kent. Best died in September 1818, aged 58.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "George Best". The Peerage. 14 March 2010.
  2. [2]
    "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Rochester to Ryedale". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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