| Authorised form of name | Staunton; Sir; George Thomas (1781 - 1859) |
| Dates | 1781 - 1859 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Milford House, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Date of birth | 26 May 1781 |
| Place of death | 17 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London |
| Date of death | 10 August 1859 |
| Activity | 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; MP for Mitchell (1818-1826); MP for Heytesbury (1830-1832); MP for Hampshire Southern (1832-1835); MP for Portsmouth (1838-1852)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/04/1803 |
| Relationships | Son of Sir George Leonard Staunton (FRS 1787); 2nd Baronet; unmarried |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1859-1860 vol 10 pp xxvi-xxix |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/66595175 |
| Code | NA2239 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1803/01 | Staunton, Sir George Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/6/28 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Sir George Staunton | March 1807 |
| MM/6/8 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Sir George Staunton | 24 January 1807 |
| MC/2/2 | Letter from Sir George Thomas Staunton, Devonshire Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 3 January 1832 |
| MC/2/7 | Letter from Sir George Thomas Staunton, Devonshire Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 16 January 1832 |
| MM/6/19 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Sir George Thomas Staunton | 12 April 1805 |
| MC/1/205 | Letter from Sir George T. Staunton, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Royal Society | 6 March 1830 |
| MC/2/12 | Letter from James Hudson, [Assistant Secretary of the] Royal Society, to the Royal Society | 23 January 1832 |
| MC/2/9 | Letter from Sir George Thomas Staunton, Devonshire Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 20 January 1832 |
| MC/2/10 | Letter from Sir George Thomas Staunton, Devonshire Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 20 January 1832 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/41 | Letter from Sir George Thomas Staunton, Devonshire Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 4 June 1832 |
| MC/2/42 | Letter from [William] Walker, Royal Asiatic Society's House, Grafton Street, to Sir George [Thomas] Staunton | 4 June 1832 |
| MC/2/37 | Letter from Sir George [Thomas] Staunton, Devonshire Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 17 May 1832 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| MC/4/53 | Letter from K W Bradley, actuary, Portsea, to Sir George [Thomas] Staunton | 16 January 1845 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |