Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet

Wombwell was baptised 11 June 1734. He was the eldest son of Roger Wombwell of Barnsley, Yorkshire, a merchant, and Mary ({{nee}} Chadwick) Wombwell. His father died at sea en route to Gibraltar in 1740.

His maternal grandfather was Francis Chadwick and his paternal grandparents were John Wombwell, a merchant at Alicante, and Elizabeth ({{nee}} Nottingham) Wombwell.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4237.

He went into partnership with his uncle in the London company of George Wombwell, sen. and jun. In the British East India Company he was connected with Lord Sandwich, and with his support was elected director from 1766 to 1769, again from 1775 to 17777 and chairman from 1777 to 1779.{{cite web |last1=Namier |first1=Sir Lewis |title=WOMBWELL, George (1734-80), of Crutched Friars, London and Wombwell, Yorks. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/wombwell-george-1734-80 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org |publisher=History of Parliament Online |access-date=9 October 2023}}

He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon in 1774, sitting until 1780. He was created a baronet in 1778.{{London Gazette |issue=11894 |date=25 July 1778 |page=1}}

On 4 June 1765, Wombwell married Susanna Rawlinson, the daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Lord Mayor of London.{{Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=67248|title=Notes on the aldermen, 1701-1838 | British History Online}} They had a son and two daughters including:

• Susanna Wombwell, who married Col. Edward Roche, son of Edmund Roche and Barbara ({{nee}} Hennessy) Roche, in 1781.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1414.
• Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (1769–1846), who married Lady Anne Belasyse, a daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg, in 1791. After her death in 1808, he married Eliza Little, daughter of T. E. Little, in 1813.

Sir George died on 2 November 1780 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son, George.

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