George Allsopp (British politician)

George Higginson Allsopp (28 March 1846 – 9 September 1907)[1] was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906.

He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge[2] and entered the family brewery.

[3] Between 1868 and 1871 he appeared in cricket matches for Worcestershire, although they did not qualify as first class.

He was at one time chairman of the Burton-on-Trent School Board Allsopp stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Droitwich in 1880.

[6] Allsopp lived at Foston Hall, Derby and at 8, Hereford Gardens, Park Lane.