George Allsopp (c. 1733 – 14 April 1805) was a British-born Canadian businessman and government office holder.
[1] In 1761 he settled in Montreal,[2] and was a junior partner in a firm called Jenkins, Trye and Company and facilitated the trade of wheat, timber, fur, fish, potash, spirits, and iron.
Allsopp further criticized Murray when the latter decided to govern the province with an appointed council instead of an elected assembly, and established separate civil and criminal courts.
The statement condemned Murray's administration and demanded that the grand jury become recognised as Quebec's temporary representative body.
A clause that opposed Roman Catholics from serving on juries was included in the statement and attributed to Allsopp.
[1] In March 1764, and twice in October 1764, Allsopp was arrested for violating an order to carry lanterns during the night.
[1] In 1766 he started a company with two other businessmen, John Welles and Samuel Jacobs, to manage a potash works in Lower Town.
The potash works failed in 1772, and in 1773 he bought adjacent seigneuries with his brother-in-law John Bondfield, which included a gristmill.
When the Constitutional Act of 1791 was adopted, which split Quebec into two provinces, Allsopp claimed that he was to be credited for its passage.