Geoffrey Hewett Green (15 March 1901 – 21 April 1959) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
Launceston. In 1946 he was elected to the
Tasmanian Legislative Council
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as the
independent
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member for
Cambridge
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; however, Cambridge was transferred to
Monmouth
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the same day and Green became Monmouth's MLC. He was elected
President of the Council in 1955 and served until his death in
Melbourne
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in 1959.
References
1901 births
1959 deaths
Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Presidents of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
20th-century Australian politicians
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