George Henry Swan
| George Henry Swan | |
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George Henry Swan in c. 1900
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Napier |
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In office 1890 – 1893 |
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| Preceded by | John Davies Ormond |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Carnell |
| 4th Mayor of Napier | |
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In office 1885–1901 |
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| Preceded by | William Isaac Spencer |
| Succeeded by | John McVay |
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| Born | 1833 Sunderland, England |
| Died |
(aged 79) Whanganui, New Zealand |
George Henry Swan (1833 – 25 July 1913) was a 19th-century businessman and Member of Parliament in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Born in Sunderland, England, Swan went to Australia in 1854 and settled in New Zealand in 1857. Swan served as the Mayor of Napier from 1885 to 1901; at that time, he held the record for holding the longest continuous mayoralty in New Zealand.
He represented the Napier electorate from 1890 to 1893, concurrently as Mayor, when he was defeated. Though described as "Independent", he was really a "conservative"; although those opposed to the Liberals had not yet formed the Reform Party.
Swan owned his own brewery and married an actress. He was initially a photographer by trade. He died in Whanganui on 25 July 1913.
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