George Moffat Jr.

For other people named George Moffat, see George Moffat (disambiguation).

George Moffat (1848 – September 17, 1918) was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1887 to 1891.[1]

He was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick in 1848, the son of George Moffat, and was educated there.[2] Moffat became a merchant in Dalhousie. In 1881, he married a Miss Wilkinson.[3] He was elected to the House of Commons by acclamation in an 1887 by-election following the death of his brother Robert.[1]

  1. ^ a b George Moffat Jr. – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889, JA Gemmill
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.