George Hyndman was educated at the Belfast Academy, and when he was fourteen entered his father's auctioneering business; in 1825 he inherited this business. He was a founder member of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society and of the Botanical and Horticultural Association which established the Botanic Gardens. He was a keen conchologist and bequeathed his unique collection of shells to the Belfast Natural History and Philosphical Society.

Born:	1796
Died:	1867