George Lyall (merchant)

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]

References
  1. Norton-Kyshe, James William (1898). History of the Laws and Courts of Hong Kong. Vol. 1. T. Fisher Unwin. p. 425.
  2. The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949. E. B. Ince. 1873. pp. 60–64.
  3. The English Reports. Vol. 4. W. Green. 1902. pp. 618–624.
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