George Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown

General George Frederick Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown CB (5 August 1802 – 4 January 1890), styled The Honourable George Upton until 1863, was an Irish soldier and politician.

Military career
Upton was the son of John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown. He was a general in the British Army and, after seeing action in the Crimean War, was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1856 and awarded the Order of the Medjidie (fourth class) in 1858. In 1859 he was returned to parliament for County Antrim, a seat he held until 1863, when he succeeded his childless elder brother in the viscountcy. In 1866 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer. He became General Officer Commanding Western District at Devonport in January 1865 and General Officer Commanding Southern District at Portsmouth in August 1870.

Lord Templetown died in January 1890, aged 87, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew, Henry.