Sir George Warrender, 1st Baronet

Sir George Warrender of Lochend, 1st Baronet (c. 1658 – 4 March 1722) was a Scottish merchant and politician.

He was the son of George Warrender and Margaret Cunninghame. Warrender was a dealer of foreign trade at Edinburgh and its Lord Provost in 1707 and 1714 As a supporter of the House of Hanover, he was created a Baronet, of Lochend, in the County of Haddington by King George I of Great Britain on 2 June 1715. Subsequently, he represented Edinburgh as Member of Parliament (MP) until his death in 1722.

Warrender married firstly Margaret Lawrie and after her death, secondly Grizel Blair, daughter of Hugh Blair. He had a son and daughter by his first wife, and three sons and five daughters by his second wife. Warrender died at London and was buried at Bunhill Fields. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son John.

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