George Pearce (New Zealand politician)

For other people named George Pearce, see George Pearce (disambiguation).
Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
19081909 17th Patea Independent
19091911 Changed allegiance to: Reform
19111914 18th Patea Reform
19141919 19th Patea Reform

George Vater Pearce (1863–1935) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1919, when he was defeated. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[1]

He was the great-grandfather of a National Party Minister of Finance, Ruth Richardson.

References

  1. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.


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