George Greene (Australian politician)
George Henry Greene (20 July 1838 – 22 December 1911) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
He was born in Collon in County Louth to farmer William Pomeroy Greene and Anne Griffith. In 1842 the family moved to Melbourne, where William Greene established the Woodlands estate. Greene studied at the University of Melbourne, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, and was subsequently a pastoralist on the Murray River. In 1870 he married Ellen Elizabeth Crawford, with whom he had five children. In 1875 he sold his share in his properties and embarked on a two-year world tour. On his return Greene bought Iandra, a 32,600 acre (13,193 ha) estate near Grenfell, in 1878 and began grazing and wheat-growing.[1] In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Grenfell. Defeated in 1891, he returned in 1894 but his election was invalidated a few months later. Re-elected again in 1895, he retired in 1898. From 1899 to 1911 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. In 1893 he had been Commissioner of the Chicago Exposition. Greene died at Grenfell in 1911.[2]
References
- ↑ Ian Carnell, 'Greene, George Henry (1838–1911)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/greene-george-henry-441/text11091, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Mr George Henry Greene (1838 - 1911)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Vaughn |
Member for Grenfell 1889–1891 |
Succeeded by Robert Vaughn |
| Preceded by Robert Vaughn |
Member for Grenfell 1894 |
Succeeded by Michael Loughnane |
| Preceded by Michael Loughnane |
Member for Grenfell 1895–1898 |
Succeeded by William Holman |
External links
- George Henry Greene - Australian Dictionary of Biography