George Fowlds
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The Honourable Sir George Fowlds CBE |
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| 13th Minister of Education | |
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In office 6 August 1906 – 4 September 1911 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Ward |
| Preceded by | William Hall-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Hanan |
| 2nd Minister of Health | |
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In office 6 August 1906 – 6 January 1909 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Ward |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ward |
| Succeeded by | David Buddo |
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| Born | 15 September 1860 Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died |
17 August 1934 (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour United Labour |
Sir George Matthew Fowlds CBE (15 September 1860 – 17 August 1934) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.
Fowlds was born in Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland. His father, Matthew Fowlds, was a handloom weaver (who lived to be 101 years old). As a boy, George Fowlds weaved linen sheets. He attended Hairshaw School in Waterside. He did his apprenticeship at a clothier in Kilmarnock, and later worked in Glasgow, where he attended night classes at Anderson's College.
Fowlds emigrated to South Africa in 1882 and lived in Cape Town, Beaufort West, and Bultfontein. In 1884, he married Mary Ann Fulton, who was also from Fenwick. In the following year, they moved to Auckland, New Zealand, as the South African climate was detrimental to his wife's health. He built up a business as a clothier in Victoria Street.
In the 1896 election, Fowlds stood in the three-member City of Auckland electorate and came seventh. Fowlds represented the City of Auckland electorate from 1899 to 1902, and then the Grey Lynn electorate from 1902 to 1911.
In 1905 Fowlds decided to return to Scotland for his father’s 100th birthday. He decided he needed a New Zealand passport when his ship was about to leave, though they were not then usually required for overseas travel; an inconvenience to the department, and to the Governor who then personally signed each New Zealand passport.
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