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George Marsden Waterhouse

British statesman
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Born:
April 6, 1824, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died:
August 6, 1906, Torquay, Devon (aged 82)

George Marsden Waterhouse (born April 6, 1824, Penzance, Cornwall, England—died August 6, 1906, Torquay, Devon) was a businessman, politician, prime minister of South Australia (1861–63) and prime minister of New Zealand (1872–73), the only man ever to be premier of two British colonies. Waterhouse went with his Wesleyan missionary father to Tasmania, set up a business with his brother in South Australia (1843), became financially successful, and retired by 1853. His first political experience was as an elected member of the South Australian Legislative Council (1851). He was elected to the first Legislative Assembly (1857) and again to the Council ...(100 of 269 words)

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