George Holloway (1825 – 20 August 1892) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament representing Stroud who was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1886.
George with his brother Henry arrived in Stroud in 1849 and, in conjunction with Mathew Crowe, ran a clothing wholesale manufacturing business at 60/61 High Street, Stroud Glos – the business later moved to Threadneedle Street where the new, revolutionary steam-powered sewing machine was introduced.
The business continued to prosper with branches in London, Liverpool and Bristol and in 1920, a very well fitted new factory was built at Brickrow in Stroud.
He was an agriculturalist with a 1,000-acre (400 ha) farm at Temple Guiting in North Gloucestershire, he gave generously to Stroud and the local Hospital, School of Art, the Church and the Library.
He explains that if wealth is land, it must be cultivated, merchandise be distributed, machinery worked and money invested, – in mines, bridges and railways.