George Clubb (1844 – 29 March 1924) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born at

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to builder John Clubb and Ann Newlands, his family moved to

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around 1851. He was educated at Pyrmont and became apprentice to his father in the building trade. He lived in Balmain as a builder from 1870, and in the 1880s established himself as a real estate agent in

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. He married Ida Keynott in 1880; they had nine children. He was a long-serving Balmain alderman, and was mayor four times. In 1889 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Balmain, but he was defeated in 1891. He continued to work as an estate agent and auctioneer until his retirement in 1923. He died at

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in 1924.

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1844 births 1924 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians Mayors of Balmain People from Fochabers {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub