George Shields (6 November 1854 – 7 May 1933) was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston. In 1923 he was elected to the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...

as a

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member for Bass in a recount following John Hayes' election to the

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. He was defeated at the next election in 1925. He died in Launceston.

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1854 births 1933 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Colony of Tasmania people {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub