George Moffat Jr.

George Moffat (1848 – 17 September 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.

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

References

1 2 George Moffat Jr. – Parliament of Canada biography
↑ Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 160.
↑ Johnson, J.K., ed. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967. Ottawa: Public Archives Canada. p. 370.

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[parl-1] 1 2 George Moffat Jr. – Parliament of Canada biography

[2] Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 160.

[johnson-3] Johnson, J.K., ed. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967. Ottawa: Public Archives Canada. p. 370.