George Dewar (Australian politician)

George Alexander Dewar (25 March 1868 – 2 August 1953) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Ballarat to waiter Donald Dewar and Sarah Dallas. He was educated in Melbourne and became a rural worker, before mining at Chiltern. His union involvement saw him move away to become a firewood cutter, and around 1903 he settled at Mudgee. He later became a brewer, and in 1921 was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member. He served until the reconstitution of the Council in 1934, and later retired to Mount Isa. He died in Sydney in August 1953.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr George Alexander Dewar (1868- )". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 3 August 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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