George Gibbons

George Gibbons


Member of the Australian Parliament for Calare
In office 12 October 1929 – 19 December 1931
Preceded by	Neville Howse
Succeeded by	Harold Thorby
Personal details
Born	1887 Tichborne, New South Wales
Died	11 August 1956 (aged 68–69)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Unionist

George Albert Reginald Gibbons (1887 – 11 August 1954) was an Australian politician. Born in Tichborne, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a farm labourer and then a farmer. He was secretary of the Rural Workers Union, and later an organiser of the Australian Workers' Union. In 1929, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Calare, defeating Nationalist minister Sir Neville Howse. He held the seat until Labor's landslide defeat in 1931, when he was defeated by Harold Thorby of the Country Party. He returned to farming and died in 1956.