George Ann Panton
George Ann Panton FRSE (1842–1903) was a 19th-century Scottish merchant and noted amateur botanist and geologist. In later life he was an actuary by trade with links to Birmingham. Life He was born in Cupar in Fife on 24 April 1842, the son of William Panton (1806–1871) and his wife Christian Eggo. He was grandson of his namesake, George Ann Panton (1769–1834). His uncle was also George Ann Panton (1814–1873) who became a minister in the Free Church of Scotland in Glasgow and also ran a school for young ladies. His family moved to Edinburgh in the mid 19th century and his father was a partner in Panton & Young, hatters and clothiers at 35/36 South Bridge and living at 31 Hope Terrace in the Grange. In 1863 he is listed as a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and was living at 31 Gayfield Square at the top of Leith Walk. He inherited the house on his father's death. In the 1870s he is listed as Director of the English and Scottish Life Assurance Association and as Secretary of the Edinburgh Geological Society. In 1872 he is also listed as a hop merchant. In 1877 he was elected