Jack George (politician)

New Zealand Parliament
YearsTermElectorateParty
1954–195731stCentral OtagoNational
1957–196032ndOtago CentralNational
1960–196333rdOtago CentralNational
1963–196634thOtago CentralNational
1966–196935thOtago CentralNational

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

  1. ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 313.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 199.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 269.
  5. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
  6. ^ "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.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives
1967–1969
Succeeded by
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Central Otago / Otago Central
1954–1969
Succeeded by