Sir George Troup | |
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23rd Mayor of Wellington | |
In office 1927–1931 | |
Deputy | Martin Luckie |
Preceded by | Charles Norwood |
Succeeded by | Thomas Hislop |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 21 October 1863
Died | 4 October 1941 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 77)
Political party | Reform |
Spouse |
Annie Mary Sloan (m. 1897) |
Sir George Alexander Troup CMG (21 October 1863 – 4 October 1941) was a New Zealand architect, engineer and statesman. He was nicknamed "Gingerbread George" after his most famous design, the Dunedin Railway Station in the Flemish Renaissance style (he preferred his alternative design in the Scottish Baronial style). He was the first official architect of the New Zealand Railways. He designed many other stations, including Lower Hutt and Petone.