George Babington Parker (3 September 1839 – 13 March 1915) was a

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, New Zealand. Parker was born in 1839. His parents were the judge Sir James Parker and his wife Mary Parker (née Babington). His grandfather was

Thomas Babington Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple (; 18 December 1758 – 21 November 1837) was an English philanthropist and politician. He was a member of the Clapham Sect, alongside more famous abolitionists such as William Wilberforce and Hannah More. An a ...

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was his brother-in-law, and James Parker was his younger brother. He represented the

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

electorate from to 1875 when he retired. He died in London in 1915.

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Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1839 births 1915 deaths New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub