George Alexander Dewar (25 March 1868 – 2 August 1953) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to waiter Donald Dewar and Sarah Dallas. He was educated in

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and became a rural worker, before mining at Chiltern. His union involvement saw him move away to become a firewood cutter, and around 1903 he settled at Mudgee. He later became a brewer, and in 1921 was appointed to the

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as a Labor member. He served until the reconstitution of the Council in 1934, and later retired to Mount Isa. He died in Sydney in August 1953.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dewar, George 1868 births 1953 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council People from the Colony of Victoria