| Authorised form of name | Sclater-Booth; George (1826 - 1894); Baron Basing |
| Other forms of name | George Sclater- |
| Other forms of surname | Booth |
| Dates | 1826 - 1894 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 19 May 1826 |
| Place of death | Hoddington House, Odiham, Hampshire |
| Date of death | 22 October 1894 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Upton Grey, Hampshire |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Winchester College; Balliol College, Oxford. BA (1847), MA (1850)
Career:
Called to the Bar at Inner Temple (1851); MP for North Hampshire (1857-1885); MP for Basingstoke (1885-1887); Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board (1867); President, Local Government Board (1874-1880)
Honours:
Baron Basing 1887
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/01/1876 |
| Relationships | Son of William Lutley Sclater; elder brother of Philip Lutley Sclater (FRS 1861); took the name of Sclater Booth to fulfil the will of Anna Maria Booth (1857) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 08 August 1874 |
| Royal Society code | NA6537 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1876/01 | Sclater-Booth, George, Baron Basing: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/769/17 | Letter from George Sclater-Booth, Local Government Board, Whitehall, to George Gabriel Stokes | 8 February 1876 |
| NLB/2/381 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Right Honorable Lord Basing | 23 May 1888 |
| NLB/8/1130 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 3 March 1894 |
| NLB/3/916 | List of corrections in the addresses of Royal Society Fellows | 8 November 1889 |
| MC/16/72 | Letter from George Sclater-Booth, Lord Baring, 74 St George's Square, to Herbert Rix, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 11 December 1893 |
| MC/16 | Volume 16 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1893-1896 |