George Heathcote ( 1700 - 1768 )

Birth: Jamaica, West Indies (07 December 1700) Death: 07 June 1768 Profession: Merchant Education: Middle Temple (admitted 1720) Career: MP for Hindon (1727-1734); MP for Southwark (1734-1741); MP for London (1741-1747); Director of the South Sea Company (1730-1733); Alderman of Walbrook Ward (1739-1749); Sheriff of London (1739-1740); Lord Mayor of London (1742); a strong opponent of the Hanoverian court, he supported the Young Pretender (1745) and was 'a principal manager' in a plot to restore the Stuarts with Prussian help (1752) Memberships: Salters' Company (Master 1737) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/01/1729.