Eden George

Eden George (18 September 1863 – 2 May 1927) was an Australian and New Zealand politician.

Born in Forbes to photographer William Rufus George and Bettina Holme, he attended Sydney Grammar School before becoming a photographer in New Zealand, settling in Christchurch, of which he was mayor in 1893. He married Ada Jane Butler on 31 May 1885. After a period in Auckland he returned to Sydney around 1895. From 1901 to 1907 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Sydney-Belmore from 1901 to 1904 and Ashburnham from 1904 to 1907. Initially a Progressive, he withdrew his support from Premier Sir John See in 1902 and was endorsed by the Liberal Reform Party in 1904. Following his 1907 defeat, George travelled around Europe and the United States. He died in 1927 at Manly.[1]

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