George Pownall

For the English artist, see George Hyde Pownall.
Sir George Pownall
Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
In office
1792–1834
Personal details
Born1755
Lincolnshire, England
Died17 October 1834
Brighton, England
RelationsJohn Pownall, father; Thomas Pownall, uncle

Sir George Pownall (1755 – 17 October 1834) was an English official and politician who served in Lower Canada from 1775.

Pownall was the eldest son of John Pownall of Lincolnshire, England, and his wife Mary Lillingston, daughter of Bowden Lillingston of Ferriby, Yorkshire. His father was in government office and was under-secretary of state at the American department[1] Pownall was appointed secretary and registrar of the province of Quebec in 1775. He arrived in Quebec on 15 June 1776 and was appointed to the Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec in 1775 and to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada in 1792.[2]

Pownall later became provost marshal general of the Leeward Islands. He was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath on 6 April 1796 .[3]

Pownall died unmarried at Brighton on 17 October 1834.[1]

  1. ^ a b John Burke (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 18. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ Veilleux, Christine (1987). "Pownall, Sir George". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. ^ Shaw, William Arthur and Burtchaell, George Dames The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland London Sherratt and Hughes 1906