George Oscar Alcorn
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Prince Edward
In office 1900 – 1908
Preceded by	William Varney Pettet
Succeeded by	Morley Currie
Born	May 3, 1850(1850-05-03) Lennoxville, Canada East
Died	February 16, 1930 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario[1]
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Lawyer

George Oscar Alcorn (May 3, 1850 – February 16, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.^[2]

Born in Lennoxville, Canada East,^[2] the son of Thomas Coke Alcorn and Martha A. Bartlett, he was educated at the Toronto Grammar and Model Grammar Schools. A lawyer, he was admitted to the Bar in 1871 and was created a King's Counsel in 1890. He practiced law in Belleville, Ontario and Picton, Ontario. He was president of the Prince Edward Liberal-Conservative Association.^[3]

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario riding of Prince Edward in the 1900 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1904 election but was defeated in the 1908 election.^[2]

In 1872, he married Sara Jane Leavitt. In 1910, Alcorn was named Master in Ordinary for the Supreme Court of Ontario and served in that post until 1923.^[1]

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• The Canadian Parliament: Biographical Sketches and Photo-Engravures of the Senators and Members of the House of Commons of Canada

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