George Leatham (16 August 1849 – 7 August 1916) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1891 he was elected to the

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as the member for

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. He was defeated in 1903 but returned in 1906. His initial election in 1906 was declared void due to his being a government contractor providing firewood to the New Norfolk asylum, but he was re-elected in a subsequent by-election in June 1906. In 1909, with the introduction of

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, he stood for

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, but was defeated. Leatham died in 1916 in Hobart.

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1849 births 1916 deaths Free Trade Party politicians Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub