George Henry Caton

George Henry Caton

George Henry Caton Haigh (1860-1941) FZS, MBOU, DL, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire 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.


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