George Hunter (politician, born 1821)

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1871–1875	5th	City of Wellington	Independent
1875–1879	6th	City of Wellington	Independent

George Hunter (1821–1880) was a New Zealand 19th century politician.

He represented the City of Wellington electorate from 1871 to 1879, when he was defeated.^[1] He also sat on the Wellington City Council until 1879.

"In the early days of the settlement Geo. Hunter II was the chief proprietor of the Island Bay estate and on his stud farm at the bay bred stock and exhibited successfully ... The Island Bay portion was subdivided by the partners and offered for sale by auction by Messrs. Bethune & Co., in March, 1879 ..."^[2]

He was the eldest son of George Hunter, the first Mayor of Wellington who was from Scotland. His son George Hunter was also an MP.

References

^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 115.
^ The Streets of My City: Wellington New Zealand by F. L. Irvine-Smith (1948, AH & AW Reed, Wellington) page 260-261

Parliament of New Zealand
Preceded by William Waring Taylor Isaac Featherston Charles Borlase	Member of Parliament for City of Wellington 1871–1879 Served alongside: Edward Pearce, William Travers, George Elliott Barton	Succeeded by William Hutchison William Levin

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Name	Hunter, George
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Date of birth	1821
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Date of death	1880
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