The Honourable George Marsden Waterhouse

Premier of South Australia
Born
6 April 1824, Penzance (Cornwall), England
Died
6 August 1906, Torquay (Devon), England
Sex
Male
Father
The Revd John Waterhouse (Wesleyan Methodist min)
Mother
Jane Beadnell Skipsey
Married Lydia Giles (daughter of William Giles [qv])

Parliamentary service

Member of the House of Assembly of South Australia
Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia
Member of the Executive Council of South Australia

Career

  • Arrived in VDL 1839.
  • moved to SA 1843.
  • moved to NZ 1869.
  • returned to Eng after 1890.
  • Merchant.
  • Company dir.
  • Chief Sec of SA 1860-61.
  • Premier and Chief Sec of SA 1861-63.
  • NZ MLC 1870-90.
  • Premier of NZ 1872-73.
  • Speaker of the Legislative Council of NZ 1887.

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