George Jennings (c.1721 – 9 June 1790)[1][2][3] was a British politician.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Whitchurch in Hampshire at a by-election in March 1757.[4] He was returned for Whitchurch at the 1761 general election, and held the seat until the 1768 general election.[3]

He was elected as an (MP) for the borough of St Germans in Cornwall at a by-election in March 1768,[5] and held the seat until the 1774 general election.[1] At the 1784 general election he was returned as an MP for Thetford.[6] He held that seat until the 1790 general election.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  3. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  4. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 514. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  5. ^ Stooks Smith, page 493
  6. ^ Stooks Smith, page 228
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byWilliam PowlettThomas Townshend Member of Parliament for Whitchurch 1757–1768 With: Thomas Townshend Succeeded byHon. Henry WallopThomas Townshend Preceded byEdward EliotSamuel Salt Member of Parliament for St Germans 1768–1774 With: Benjamin Langlois Succeeded byEdward EliotBenjamin Langlois Preceded byEarl of EustonRichard Hopkins Member of Parliament for Thetford 1784–1790 With: Sir Charles Kent, Bt Succeeded byRobert John BuxtonJoseph Randyll Burch


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