Lord George Gordon

Gordon while head of the [[Protestant Association Lord George Gordon (26 December 1751 – 1 November 1793) was a British politician best known for lending his name to the Gordon Riots of 1780.

An eccentric and flighty personality, he was born into the Scottish nobility and sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1780. His life ended after a number of controversies, notably one surrounding his conversion to Judaism, for which he was ostracised. He died in Newgate Prison. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The trial of the Right Honourable George Gordon, commonly called Lord George Gordon, on a bill of indictment for high treason; in the court of the King's Bench, Westminster, before the ... Earl of Mansfield, Mr. Justice Willes, Mr. Justice Ashurst, and Mr. Justice Buller. /

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