George Swinburne

George Swinburne
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Hawthorn
In office
1 October 1902 – 31 July 1913
Preceded byRobert Barbour
Succeeded byWilliam Murray McPherson
Personal details
Born(1861-02-03)3 February 1861
Paradise, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Died4 September 1928(1928-09-04) (aged 67)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouse
Ethel "Sydney" Hamer
(m. 1890)
ChildrenFour daughters
ProfessionEngineer

George Swinburne (3 February 1861 – 4 September 1928) was an Australian engineer, politician and philanthropist. He founded the institution which later became Swinburne University of Technology.[1]

  1. ^ Alison Patrick, 'Swinburne, George (1861–1928)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 12, MUP, 1990, pp 150–152.