Background
He was the third son of Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet.
He was the third son of Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet.
Sir George was the last of his family to hold as proprietor and feudal baron the lands and manor house of Grange, Edinburgh, which the Edinburgh city council required for the relentless urban sprawl. His heirs had huge death duties to meet upon his death and the Grange was sold to developers. In 1882, Sir George married Jane Emily Clifford (died 22 August 1921), daughter of West P Woodward, Esq., of the Indian Civil Service.
They had one son and heir: Sir John Dick-Lauder, 11th Baronet.
Sir George was a member of the New Club, and died at 16 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland.