George Cumming (20 November 1752 – 1 May 1834)[1] was a Scottish politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for two periods between 1803 and 1826.
He was elected at a by-election in 1803 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inverness Burghs,[1] succeeding his brother in the family-controlled seat.[2] He stood down at the 1806 general election in favour of a relative, Francis Grant. However, control of the seat slipped from his family, and he was defeated when he stood again in 1807.[2]
After an agreement between the rival factions, he was re-elected in 1818 and 1820,[2] and held the seat until 1826.[1]
^ abcFisher, David R. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "CUMMING, George (?1753-1834), of Berners Street and Lower Brook Street, Mdx". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Cumming
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