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George Richard Herron

George Richard Herron

New Zealand politician

George Richard Herron (1888–1967) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

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Herron was born in Pukerau in 1888. He worked as a blacksmith for five years, before farming for 33 years. He was associated with the Farmers Union, the breeding of Ayrshire cows and the Southland A & P Association.[1]

He represented the Southland electorate of Awarua from 1944 until his retirement in 1957.[2] Herron replaced James Hargest, who had been killed in World War II.[3]

Herron died in 1967.[1]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Gustafson 1986, p. 320.
  2. [2]
    Wilson 1985, p. 205.
  3. [3]
    Gustafson 1986, p. 319.

References

  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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