George Sale (academic)

George Samuel Sale (1831 – 25 December 1922) was a notable New Zealand station manager, newspaper editor, goldminer, public administrator and university professor. He was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England in 1831.[1] He was educated at Rugby School and Cambridge University (Trinity College),[2] where he won the Members Latin Prize.[3] He was a member of the County of Westland, representing the Hokitika riding from 10 December 1868 to 16 April 1869.[4] He was the first editor of The Press in Christchurch, and was one of the three foundation professors of the University of Otago,[1] where he specialised in classics, particularly Greek and Latin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barsby, John. "George Samuel Sale". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sale, George Samuel (SL850GS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/78588/description
  4. ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 243.
Business positions
New title
Newspaper founded
 Editor of The Press
1861 		Succeeded by
Joseph Colborne-Veel