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. Around 1875 he sold his share in his properties and embarked on a two-year world tour. 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.[1]

References

  1. "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

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