George Lyall (1779 – 1 September 1853)[1] was an English merchant and politician, Chairman of the
Honourable East India Company for periods 1841–3 and 1844–6.[2]
Life
Lyall was the eldest son of John Lyall, a merchant and shipowner, and his wife Jane Comyn;
Alfred Lyall and
William Rowe Lyall were brothers.[2][3]
He had a range of other business interests involving shipping.[4] In 1825 he was a director of the
New Zealand Company, a venture chaired by the wealthy
John George Lambton,
Whig MP (and later 1st
Earl of Durham), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand.[5][6][7]
^Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 4.
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