George Salier Explained

George Salier
Office:Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Hobart Town
Term Start:27 October 1866
Term End:March 1869
Predecessor:Adams/Cansdell/Degraves/Horne/Lord
Successor:William Giblin
Term Start2:November 1870
Term End2:September 1871
Predecessor2:Josiah Pratt
Successor2:Abolished
Office3:Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for North Hobart
Term Start3:6 September 1871
Term End3:February 1886
Predecessor3:New seat
Successor3:Alfred Crisp/Windle St Hill
Office4:Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart
Term Start4:8 February 1886
Term End4:11 June 1892
Predecessor4:Thomas Smart
Successor4:Charles Grant
Death Place:Hobart, Tasmania

George Salier (1813 – 11 June 1892) was an Australian politician.

Salier was born in 1813. He arrived in Tasmania in 1839 and went on to be a prominent merchant, shipowner and whaler.

In 1866 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Hobart Town. He resigned in 1869, was re-elected in 1870 and transferred to the new seat of North Hobart in 1871. In 1886 he moved to the Tasmanian Legislative Council, representing the seat of Hobart until his death in Hobart in 1892.[1]

Notes and References

  1. salierg98 . George Salier . 26 July 2022.