George Wise
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The Honourable George Wise |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Gippsland |
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In office 12 December 1906 – 31 May 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Allan McLean |
| Succeeded by | James Bennett |
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In office 5 September 1914 – 16 December 1922 |
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| Preceded by | James Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Paterson |
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1 July 1853 Melbourne |
| Died | 31 July 1950 (aged 97) Sale, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Thornton |
| Occupation | Clerk |
George Henry Wise (1 July 1853 – 31 July 1950) was an Australian politician and solicitor.
Wise was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College from five years old to when he matriculated in 1868. He became an articled clerk and was admitted to the bar in September 1874 and set up his own practice in 1877 in Sale. He was elected as a member of Sale Borough Council from 1880 to 1904 and was mayor six times. He married Mary Thornton, née Smith in 1880. He established the Sale branch of the Australian Natives' Association (ANA) in 1886 and became president of the Victorian branch of the ANA in 1891.
Wise was a strong supporter of the federation of Australia and stood unsuccessfully in 1892, 1894 and 1904 for election to the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He also failed to be elected to the Australian Senate in the 1901 election and 1903 election, but won the House of Representatives seat of Gippsland at the 1906 election by 97 votes from Allan McLean as a Protectionist. He could not accept the creation of the Fusion in 1909 and stood as an independent in 1910 and gained 62 percent of the vote against the Fusion candidate. He subsequently often supported the Australian Labor Party, but did not join it. Fusion candidate James Bennett beat him at the 1913 election, but he won Gippsland back in 1914, standing as an "Independent Labor" candidate.
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