About George Henry Swan
Lived 1833 – 1913 (aged 79–80). George Henry Swan was a New Zealand politician and photographer.
George Henry Swan (1833 – 25 July 1913) was a 19th-century businessman and Member of Parliament in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Biography
Born in Sunderland, England, Swan went to Australia in 1854 and settled in New Zealand in 1857. Swan served as the Mayor of Napier from 1885 to 1901; at that time, he held the record for holding the longest continuous mayoralty in New Zealand.
He represented the Napier electorate from to 1893, concurrently as Mayor, when he was defeated. Though sometimes described as "Independent", he was really a "conservative"; although those opposed to the Liberals had not yet formed the Reform Party. He was opposed to party government, and wanted Maori and local shipping to pay taxes.
Swan owned his own brewery. He was initially a photographer by trade. He married an actress, Frances Stopher in 1884. She died in Whanganui in 1939.
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Who was George Henry Swan?
New Zealand politician and photographer (1833-1913)
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George Henry Swan was born in 1833 in Sunderland.
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George Henry Swan died in 1913 in Whanganui.
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George Henry Swan was a politician and photographer.
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George Henry Swan was New Zealand.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: George Henry Swan
· DBpedia: George Swan (politician)
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