George Withers
George Withers (15 June 1843 – 31 March 1908) was an Australian politician.
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George Withers Alderman for Cook Ward, 2 December 1878 to 30 November 1890
He was born in Parramatta, the son of draper Edwin Augustus Withers. He was apprenticed to a builder at the age of sixteen, and became a partner in the List Brothers firm in 1867. On 18 April 1870 he married Mary Ann Callaghan, with whom he had seven children. In 1880 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for South Sydney. Re-elected in 1882, he was defeated in 1885 but returned in 1887; he retired in 1889. During this period he retired from building and became a land auctioneer. After leaving politics he moved to Perth, where he died in 1908.[1]
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- ^ "Mr George Withers (1843-1908)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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- 1843 births
- 1908 deaths
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Free Trade Party politicians
- 19th-century Australian politicians