dʒˈɔːɹdʒ vˈæn nˈɛs lˈɑːθɹɑːp ˈɔːɡəst ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛlv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wʌzɐ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt ʌv mˈɪʃɪɡən, sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ðə sˈɛvənθ mˈɪʃɪɡən ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ænd jˌuːˈɛs ɐmbˈæsədɚ tə ɹˈʌʃə.
George Van Ness Lothrop (August 8, 1817 – July 12, 1897) was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851 and US ambassador to Russia.