George Clive was a British politician.

Background

Clive was the son of Reverend Benjamin Clive, Vicar of Duffield, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

, and Susannah (née Floyer). His father was the uncle of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive

Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB , also known as Clive of India, was a British officer who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal. He is credited with securing India, and the wealth that followed, for the British crown...

 ("Clive of India").

Political career

Clive was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Bishop's Castle

Bishop's Castle (UK Parliament constituency)

Bishop's Castle was a borough constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1584 and was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to...

 in 1763, a seat he held until his death 16 years later.

Family

Clive married Sidney, daughter of Thomas Bolton, in 1763. They had several children, including Edward Clive

Edward Clive (d. 1845)

Edward Bolton Clive was a British Whig politician.-Background:Clive was the son of George Clive and Sidney, daughter of Thomas Bolton.-Political career:...

. Clive died in March 1779.