Jack George (politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Central Otago | National | ||
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Otago Central | National | ||
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Otago Central | National | ||
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Otago Central | National | ||
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Otago Central | National | ||
John Hannibal George OBE JP (30 May 1901 – 22 May 1996) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
George was born in 1901 at Roxburgh. After his education at Otago Boys' High School, he became a fruit grower.[1] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2]
George won the Central Otago electorate in 1954 after William Bodkin retired.[3] The electorate was renamed to Otago Central in 1957,[4] and George held it to 1969, when he retired.[3] He had served as Chairman of Committees from 1967 to 1969.[5]
George was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to politics in the 1970 New Year Honours,[6] and received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.[2] He died in 1996.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 313.
- ^ a b Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 152. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 199.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 269.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
- ^ "No. 45001". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1970. p. 42.
References
[edit]- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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