George Henry Caton Haigh

George Henry Caton Haigh (1860 – 11 February 1941) FZS, MBOU, DL, was a world authority on Himalayan flowering trees and exotic plants. He was also a famous ornithologist and his manuscript collection is lodged in The Natural History Museum.

He was the son of Emma-Jane Adelaide (1828–1919) and George Henry Haigh DL JP (1829–1887). His maternal grandfather was Sir Robert Way Harty, 1st Baronet.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1912.

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