George Pearce (New Zealand politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–1909 | 17th | Patea | Independent | ||
| 1909–1911 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | |||
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Patea | Reform | ||
| 1914–1919 | 19th | Patea | Reform | ||
George Vater Pearce (1863 – 2 June 1935) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.
He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1919, when he was defeated. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[1]
He was born in Devon in 1863, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1875 or 1878. He was a farmer and a noted breeder of Leicester and Lincoln sheep. He was chairman of the Patea County Council for 13 years. He was a rugby player and mile runner. He died in Waitotara near Wanganui.[2][3]
He was the great-grandfather of a National Party Minister of Finance, Ruth Richardson.
External links
[edit]- "Photo of George Pearce". New Zealand Herald. 4 June 1935.
- "Photo of George Pearce". Evening Post. 5 June 1935.
References
[edit]- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Obituary". Patea Mail. 3 June 1935.
- ^ "Obituary". Evening Post. 4 June 1935.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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