George Thomas Staunton ( 1781 - 1859 )

Birth: Milford House, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (26 May 1781) Death: 17 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London (10 August 1859) Education: DCL (1818, Oxford) Career: Writer in the HEIC's factory, Canton (1798); introduced vaccination into China (1805); Chief of the factory, Canton (1816); returned to England and sat in Parliament (1818-) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 28/04/1803.