About George Leatham
Lived 1849 – 1916 (aged 66). George Leatham was an Australian politician.
George Leatham (16 August 1849 – 7 August 1916) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for New Norfolk. He was defeated in 1903 but returned in 1906. His initial election in 1906 was declared void due to his being a government contractor providing firewood to the New Norfolk asylum, but he was re-elected in a subsequent by-election in June 1906. In 1909, with the introduction of proportional representation, he stood for Franklin, but was defeated. Leatham died in 1916 in Hobart.
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Australian politician
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George Leatham was born on 16 August 1849 in Hobart.
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George Leatham died on 7 August 1916.
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