| 词条 | George Lyall (merchant) |
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George Lyall (1800s) was a co-founder of the Lyall, Still & Co. and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Lyall founded Lyall, Still & Co with Charles Fredrick Still in Hong Kong. He was appointed an unofficial member in Legislative Council in 1857.[1] After Joseph Jardine retired in 1860, he became the Senior Unofficial Member. He resigned later that year. In 1866, his company ran into legal issue involving Bill of lading violation with shipment from London to Hong Kong. The case appealed to Supreme Court of Hong Kong and was dismissed by Queen Victoria.[2][3] References1. ^{{cite book|title=History of the Laws and Courts of Hong Kong|volume=1|first=James William|last=Norton-Kyshe|authorlink=James William Norton-Kyshe|publisher=T. Fisher Unwin|year=1898|page=425}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|hk}}{{s-bef|before=Joseph Frost Edger}}{{s-ttl|title=Unofficial Member|years=1857–18602. ^{{cite book|title=The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949|publisher=E. B. Ince|year=1873|pages=60–64}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=The English Reports|volume=4|publisher=W. Green|year=1902|pages=618–624}} |alongside=Joseph Jardine, John Dent}}{{s-aft|after=Angus Fletcher}}{{s-bef|before=Joseph Jardine}}{{s-ttl|title=Senior Unofficial Member|years=1860}}{{s-aft|after=Alexander Perceval}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyall, George}} 6 : Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Hong Kong people of British descent|British businesspeople|19th-century British businesspeople|Year of birth missing|Year of death missing |
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