Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656 – June 1711)[1] was a British civil servant.
[2] His father worked as Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer from 1660 until 1684 and was made a baronet of East Hatley, in 1663.
In 1680, the younger George Downing joined his father as a Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer, holding that position until April 1689.
[3] On 12 July 1683, Downing married Lady Catharine Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, and his wife Lady Margaret Manners, daughter of the Earl of Rutland.
George married Mary Forester, daughter of Sir William Forester of Dothill, Shropshire, in whose home he was brought up following his mother's death.