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Mr George Wells SMAILES (1862 - 1934)

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Date of Birth: 01/01/1862
Place of Birth: Durham, England
Date of Death: 09/01/1934
Place of Death: Auckland, New Zealand
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Granville 24 Jul 1895 08 Jul 1898 2 years 11 months 15 days
Member for Granville 17 Jul 1894 05 Jul 1895 11 months 19 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Jul 1894 08 Jul 1898 3 years 11 months 22 days
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Clergyman. Commenced work in mines at age 10. Studied at night to become a Primitive Methodist Minister. Arrived in New South Wales in 1882; held charge at Lithgow; moved to Sydney in 1891 becoming a Minister in a strong Methodist area of Granville. Retired from politics in 1898 to concentrate on clerical duties. Went to New Zealand in 1902.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Primitive Methodist.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.