George Tierney

George Tierney
Treasurer of the Navy
In office
1803–1804
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterHenry Addington
Preceded byCharles Bragge
Succeeded byGeorge Canning
President of the Board of Control
In office
1806–1807
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Lord Grenville
Preceded byThomas Grenville
Succeeded byHon. Robert Dundas
Master of the Mint
In office
1827–1828
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterGeorge Canning
The Viscount Goderich
Preceded byHon. William Wellesley-Pole
Succeeded byJohn Charles Herries
Personal details
Born(1761-03-20)20 March 1761
Gibraltar
Died25 January 1830(1830-01-25) (aged 68)
Savile Row, London
NationalityBritish/Irish
Political partyWhig
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge

George Tierney PC (20 March 1761 – 25 January 1830) was an Irish Whig politician. For much of his career he was in opposition to the governments of William Pitt and Lord Liverpool. From 1818 to 1821 he was Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons.


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