George Lord
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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|name = George Lord
|image =George William Lord (1818-1880).jpg
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|office1 = Colonial Treasurer
|term_start1 = 16 December 1870
|term_end1 = 13 May 1872
|predecessor1 = Saul Samuel
|successor1 = William Piddington
|birth_name = George William Lord
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1818|8|15}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1880|5|9|1818|8|15}}
|death_place = Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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George William Lord (15 August 1818 – 9 May 1880) was an Australian pastoralist, businessman and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1877 until his death. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877. Lord was the Colonial Treasurer in the third government of James Martin.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=475 |name=Mr George William Lord (1818-1880) |former=Yes |access-date=19 April 2019}}
Early life
Lord was the seventh child of the ex-convict and pioneering entrepreneur Simeon Lord. At the age of 20 he began to acquire squatting runs in the Wellington district and by 1865 had the control of 672,000 acres. He was also a director of numerous colonial companies including, coal mines, meat works and the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. He married Elizabeth, a daughter of William Lee.{{cite AuDB |id2=lord-george-william-4037 |title=Lord, George William (1818–1880) |first=David |last=Henry |access-date=19 April 2019}}
Colonial Parliament
At the first election under the new constitution Lord was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Wellington and Bligh.{{cite NSW election |title=Elections for the District of Wellington and Bligh |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Wellington and Bligh |access-date=2021-01-24}} He remained in the Assembly until 1877, representing Bogan after Wellington and Bligh was abolished at the 1859 election.{{cite NSW election |title=Elections for the District of The Bogan |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Bogan |access-date=16 August 2020}} He was an active politician who, by avoiding party intrigues was able to achieve a great deal for his electorate. He was a childhood friend of John Robertson and a supporter of James Martin. In 1877, he accepted a life appointment to the Legislative Council.{{Dictionary of Australasian Biography|Lord, Hon. George William}}
George's brother Francis (1812–1897), was a member of the Legislative Council for many years,{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=385 |name=Mr Francis Lord (1812-1897) |former=Yes |access-date=18 April 2019}}
Government
Lord was Colonial Treasurer in the third government of Martin. He presented one budget to the Assembly, which was severely criticized and then amended because of a 10% ad valorem property tax.
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Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Category:Treasurers of New South Wales