George Beeby

The Honourable Sir George Beeby KBE
Chief Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
In office 15 March 1939 – 31 July 1941
Preceded by	George Dethridge
Succeeded by	Harold Piper
Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
In office 21 July 1926 – 15 March 1939
Succeeded by	Thomas O'Mara
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Murray
In office 20 March 1920 – 9 August 1920
Succeeded by	Matthew Kilpatrick
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wagga
In office 24 March 1917 – 20 March 1920
Preceded by	Walter Boston
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 16 November 1916 – 26 February 1917
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Blayney
In office 10 September 1907 – 9 December 1912 23 January 1913 – 6 November 1913
Preceded by	John Withington
Personal details
Born	(1869-05-23)23 May 1869 Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 July 1942(1942-07-18) (aged 73) Killara, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor (until 1912) Independent (1912–1913) Nationalist (1916–1919) Progressive (1920)
Spouse	Helena West ​ (m. 1892)​
Children	4, including Doris Beeby

Sir George Stephenson Beeby KBE (23 May 1869 – 18 July 1942) was an Australian politician, judge and author. He was one of the founders of the Labor Party in New South Wales, and represented the party in state parliament from 1907 to 1912. He fell out with the party and later served as an independent, a Nationalist, and a Progressive. He left parliament in 1920 to join the state arbitration court, and in 1926 was appointed to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. He was Chief Judge from 1939 until his retirement in 1941.