George Reynoldson (27 November 1856 – 20 September 1947) was an Australian politician. He was born at Fryers Creek in

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to miner John Reynoldson and Elizabeth Coates. He received a primary education before starting work at the Meehans Freehold mine at

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in 1872. He then worked on the construction of the

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and Sale-

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railway lines and on his father's farm near

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, establishing his own selected farm in partnership with his brother near

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in 1878. He farmed wheat and also worked as an auctioneer, and served on Shepparton Shire Council (1883–85) and Numurkah Shire Council (1885–1900, president 1886–87). He later moved his farming operations to the Berrigan district in southern New South Wales, where he was instrumental in the establishment of irrigation schemes. On 19 February 1898 he married Catherine Baikie, with whom he had four children. In 1904 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

; he held the seat for a single term before retiring in 1907. Reynoldson died in

in 1947.

References

1856 births 1947 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales People from the Colony of Victoria {{Australia-politician-stub