George Wise (Australian politician)

George Wise
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office
3 February 1920 – 21 December 1921
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
Preceded byWilliam Webster
Succeeded byAlexander Poynton
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Gippsland
In office
5 September 1914 – 16 December 1922
Preceded byJames Bennett
Succeeded byThomas Paterson
In office
12 December 1906 – 31 May 1913
Preceded byAllan McLean
Succeeded byJames Bennett
Personal details
Born(1853-07-01)1 July 1853
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died31 July 1950(1950-07-31) (aged 97)
Sale, Victoria, Australia
Political partyIndependent Liberal (1910–1913, 1928)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMary Thornton
OccupationLawyer

George Henry Wise (1 July 1853 – 31 July 1950) was an Australian politician. He held the Division of Gippsland in federal parliament (1906–1913, 1914–1922) and served as Postmaster-General (1920–1921) under Prime Minister Billy Hughes. He was a lawyer by profession.


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