George Cruickshank | |
Constituency Mp: | Gwydir |
Parliament: | Australian |
Predecessor: | New seat |
Successor: | William Webster |
Term Start: | 29 March 1901 |
Term End: | 23 November 1903 |
Birth Date: | 1853 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Death Place: | Bowral, New South Wales |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Protectionist Party |
Occupation: | Grazier |
George Alexander Cruickshank (1 February 1853 – 12 April 1904) was an Australian politician. Born near Dubbo, New South Wales, he attended Collegiate School in Bathurst, and was a grazier in northern New South Wales from 1878. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Inverell, a position he held until 1898. In the first federal election in 1901, Cruickshank was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as a Protectionist, representing the seat of Gwydir. He retired in 1903, and died in 1904.[1] [2]