George Buckley (1830 – 19 November 1895) was a New Zealand runholder and politician. Buckley was born in 1830. He married Alexandrina McLean on 25 February 1860; she was the sister of

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and Allan McLean. He was a partner in the Lyttelton firm Dalgety, Buckley, and Co. John and Allan McLean bought the Waikakahi run near

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in 1866, and they took Buckley into their business partnership. Buckley sold his shares to the McLean brothers in 1875. Buckley was a member of the

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. He represented the Town of Lyttelton electorate (1862–1866) and then the Waimate electorate until the abolition of provincial government (1866–1876). He was a member of the Executive Council for three periods: in November 1866, from August to October 1871, and from April 1875 to June 1876. He held the offices of Deputy-

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and Provincial Secretary. He stood in the in the electorate, but was defeated by

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(who was later to become the 12th

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). He was a member of the

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from 3 July 1871 to 19 August 1884 when he was disqualified for absence; and 28 October 1884 to 9 September 1885 when he resigned. Buckley was the president of the

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for a short time in the late 1880s. His revelations about the financial situation of the bank caused "a good deal of sensation". He left for

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after his resignation from the bank, and he died in the Melbourne suburb of

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on 19 November 1895 after having been unwell for some time. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and three sons, is buried in the

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. His wife died in 1902 aged 70. His youngest daughter, Ruby, married Arthur Rolleston in 1899. Buckleys Road in the

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suburb of

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is named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, George 1830 births 1895 deaths Members of the Canterbury Provincial Council Members of Canterbury provincial executive councils New Zealand farmers New Zealand businesspeople Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council Unsuccessful candidates in the 1866 New Zealand general election Rolleston family