Sir George Dalston, 4th Baronet

He inherited the title from his father at a young age, and subsequently joined the Royal Navy, in which he served until 1742, reaching the rank of lieutenant.

Having been educated at Westminster School between 1727 and 1733, he enrolled as a scholar at the Royal Naval Academy on 1 May 1735, and on 29 July 1737 he joined the 50-gun fourth-rate HMS Gloucester as a volunteer.

[3] Dalston was promoted to midshipman and sent to join the 20-gun frigate HMS Dursley Galley, which was also part of the fleet, on 19 September.

While serving in Nassau Dalston passed his examination for promotion to the rank of lieutenant on 6 May 1741, and in 1742 the ship sailed to the Mediterranean.

This time it was decided that Lowther himself would run for election, but it was thought that if he personally turned out on 27 April for the voting it would look like a sign of respect for his opponents.

[10] When the 1761 British general election was called Dalston did not stand for re-election, and Lowther replaced him with John Upton.

[2][12][11] At Christmas Dalston began to receive a £200 annual income from the government to help alleviate his difficulties, but he lost this when the Duke of Newcastle relinquished his position as prime minister in May 1762.

Sir John Ramsden commented that these losses would "totally break [Dalston's] back", and that his finances were very dilapidated.