George Cumming (politician)

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.

A brother of Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, he served with the British East India Company before becoming a financial speculator in London.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
  2. ^ a b c Fisher, 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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs
1803–1806 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs
1818–1826 		Succeeded by


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