The appointment letters of John Durancé George, Dental Surgeon
Writer: Lady Colchester
Date: 16th May
Address: 76, South Audley Street
Lady Colchester presents
her Compts & will be
with Mr. George at
¼ before 2 this day
76 S. Audley St.
May 16th
Notes:
Lady Colchester was Elizabeth Susan, the daughter of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, Lord
Chief Justice of England and sister of Edward, 1st Earl, governor-general of India 1841-1844.
Her husband Charles, 2nd Baron Colchester, had succeeded to the peerage on the death of his father in 1829. A naval officer,
he was promoted admiral in 1864. His parliamentary career included the vice presidency of the Board of Trade and
the postmaster generalship. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1852.
