# Georgina Mountchessington — Our American Cousin character guide

> Georgina Mountchessington in Our American Cousin by Tom Taylor.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lord Dundreary That lovely Georgina, Georgina, Lord Dundreary Illustrious exile, Miss Georgina Mountchessington, Miss Georgina, Asa Trenchard Miss Georgina

**First appearance:** 0003-scene-1

## Snapshot

Mrs. Mountchessington's lovely, fortune-hunting daughter, whose charms Lord Dundreary pursues while she coolly weighs the market value of every suitor.

## Who they are

Georgina moves through the Trenchard drawing room as the family's most bankable asset, her beauty deployed by her mother in a campaign for a wealthy match. Lord Dundreary circles her with muddled gallantry, drawn by her fortune as much as her face, while she keeps her own calculations quiet behind a lovely smile. Her presence sharpens the play's marriage market, making every letter, arrival, and inheritance feel like a bid placed on her future.

## Relationships

### [Lord Dundreary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_american_cousin_se/characters/lord_dundreary)

_romantic_

Georgina pursues Lord Dundreary as a wealthy suitor, but he is indifferent to her advances.

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