George Reid

Sir George Houston Reid

Rush ID: 7691

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Details

Born:
25 February 1845
Died:
12 September 1918
Birth place:
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
Reverend John Reid and Marion Crybbace
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1909
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Secondary

References

Rush ID:
7691
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q23352
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. REID, Sir George (1845-1918)

Constituencies

  1. St George's Hanover Square

    Party: Independent
    Year of election: 1916*
    Date of election: 11 January 1916
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1918*
    Date of exit: 12 September 1918
    Party: Independent
    Nature of exit: Death
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Other parliaments

  1. New South Wales Legislature

    Member

    1880-1884

  2. New South Wales Legislature

    Member

    1885-1901

    Prime Minister 1894-1899

  3. Australian Parliament

    Member

    1901-1909

    Prime Minister 1904-1905

Schools

  1. Scot's College

  2. Private tuition

    Notes: in Sydney

Marriages

  1. Bromby, Flora

    Year: 1891

Parties

  1. Independent member Member

Clubs

  1. Athenaeum

  2. British Empire Club

  3. Cobden Club

  4. Royal Societies Club