George Annand (c.1798 – 9 January 1856) was a politician in colonial

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, a member of the

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. Annand was born in Banffshire, Scotland, and arrived in the area known then as the

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of New South Wales around 1841. Annand was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North Bourke from August 1853 until he resigned in July 1855. Annand died in

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on 9 January 1856.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Annand, George 1798 births 1856 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia People from Banffshire 19th-century Australian politicians