George Arkwright

{{Short description|English politician (1807–1856)}}

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George Arkwright (20 August 1807 – 5 February 1856) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 1842 until his death in 1856.{{cite book

| title = British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 | edition = 2nd

| last = Craig | first = F. W. S. | year = 1989

| author-link = F. W. S. Craig

| orig-year = First published 1977

| publisher = Parliamentary Research Services | location = Chichester

| page = 181

| isbn = 0-900178-26-4

}}

Arkwright was born in Bakewell, Derbyshire, the great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, receiving his B.A. in 1830 and his M.A. in 1833.{{acad|id=ARKT826G|name=Arkwright, George}} He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1833. At the 1837 general election Arkwright stood unsuccessfully for a seat in Parliament from Northern Derbyshire,{{sfn|Craig|1989|p=372}} but he was elected unopposed in Leominster at a by-election in February 1842. He died aged 48 in Piccadilly.