George Winter (Australian politician) explained

George Winter (1815 – 14 September 1879) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Early life

Winter was born in Oakley Park, King's county, Ireland, the son of Samuel Pratt Winter and Frances Rosa, née Bamford.[1]

Colonial Australia

Winter arrived in the Port Phillip District in August 1837.[1] On 2 June 1853 Winter was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Villiers and Heytesbury.[2] Winter held this position until resigning in August 1854.[1]

Winter died in Levuka, Fiji on 14 September 1879;[3] he had earlier married Elizabeth Cox.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. 834 . Winter, George.
  2. Web site: Early History of the Colony of Victoria . II . Labilliere, Francis Peter . Francis Labilliere . 1878 . 20 July 2014.
  3. News: Deaths . . 20 October 1879 . 1 . Trove.