George Merriman

George Merriman (1845 17 November 1893) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sydney to shipowner James Merriman, later also a politician, and Anne Thompson. He attended Fort Street Public School and Sydney Grammar School before clerking for a number of solicitors. He was admitted as a solicitor around 1868. Around 1872 he married Minnie Hamilton, with whom he had five children. In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney. Defeated in 1885, he was returned in 1887 but retired due to ill health in 1889. Merriman died at North Sydney in 1893.[1]

References

  1. "Mr George Merriman (1845 - 1893)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
William Martin
Member for West Sydney
1882–1885
Served alongside: Francis Abigail, Angus Cameron, Daniel O'Connor
Succeeded by
Alexander Kethel
John Young
Preceded by
John Young
Member for West Sydney
1887–1889
Served alongside: Francis Abigail, Alexander Kethel, Daniel O'Connor
Succeeded by
Alfred Lamb
Thomas Playfair
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