George Waterhouse (politician)

George Waterhouse
7th Premier of New Zealand
In office
11 October 1872 – 3 March 1873
MonarchVictoria
GovernorGeorge Grey
George Bowen
Preceded byEdward Stafford
Succeeded byWilliam Fox
Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council
In office
22 April 1887 – 21 September 1887
Preceded byWilliam Fitzherbert
Succeeded byWilliam Fitzherbert
Member of the Legislative Council
of New Zealand
In office
13 May 1870 – 30 June 1890
Premier of South Australia
In office
8 October 1861 – 3 July 1863
MonarchVictoria
GovernorSir Richard MacDonnell
Sir Dominick Daly
Preceded byThomas Reynolds
Succeeded byFrancis Dutton
Member of the Parliament
of South Australia
In office
3 April 1860 – 7 December 1864
ConstituencyState-at-large
In office
26 February 1857 – 8 September 1857
Preceded byseat established
Succeeded byLavington Glyde
ConstituencyEast Torrens
In office
3 July 1851 – 3 June 1854
ConstituencyEast Torrens
Personal details
Born(1824-04-06)6 April 1824
Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Died6 August 1906(1906-08-06) (aged 82)
Torquay, Devonshire, England
Political partyNone
SpouseLydia Giles
Children2 (adopted)
Parent(s)John Waterhouse
Jane Beadnell Skipsey
RelativesJabez Waterhouse (brother)
Joseph Waterhouse (brother)
John Waterhouse (nephew)
Walter Waterhouse (great nephew)
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George Marsden Waterhouse (6 April 1824 – 6 August 1906) was a Premier of South Australia from 8 October 1861 until 3 July 1863 and the seventh premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873.