George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing

The Lord Basing
"The safe man". Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1874.
President of the Local Government Board
In office
1874–1880
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byJames Stansfeld
Succeeded byJohn George Dodson
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
4 March 1868 – 1 December 1868
Preceded byGeorge Ward Hunt
Succeeded byActon Smee Ayrton
Personal details
Born19 May 1826 (1826-05-19)
London
Died22 October 1894 (1894-10-23) (aged 68)
Hoddington House, Hampshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseLydia Birch (d. 1881)
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

George Limbrey Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing PC, FRS, DL (19 May 1826 – 22 October 1894), known as George Sclater-Booth before 1887, was a British Conservative politician. He served as President of the Local Government Board under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1880.