George McLean (New Zealand)

Sir George McLean (1834 – 17 February 1917) was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Otago Region in New Zealand.

He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1871 to 1872 when he resigned, and from a 1875 by-election to 1881 when he retired.[1]

On 19 December 1881, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council and remained a member until his death on 17 February 1917.[2]

He was knighted in 1909.[1] His daughter Georgia Constance McLean married Thomas Wilford in 1892.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 217. OCLC 154283103. 
  2. ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 80. 
  3. ^ Butterworth, Susan. "Wilford, Thomas Mason - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3w17. Retrieved 17 December 2011.