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George Marton (1801–1867)
George
Marton
was an English
Conservative Party
politician
from
Lancashire
.
At the
1837 general election
, Marton was
elected
as
Member of Parliament
for
Lancaster
. He held the seat until he
stood
down from the
House of Commons
at the
1847 general election
.
In the
1820s
, Marton's
family
built the
stately home
Capernwray Hall
, near
Carnforth
. He served as
High Sheriff of Lancashire
in
1858
.
His son
George Blucher Heneage Marton
was briefly MP for Lancaster from
1885
to
1886
.