1. George Laurenson was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Lyttelton in the South Island.
10 Facts About George Laurenson
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George Laurenson was a partner in Forbes and Co, Ships Chandlers, of Lyttelton.
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George Laurenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was educated in the Shetland Islands.
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George Laurenson served on numerous local boards and committees: he was chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board and the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce.
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George Laurenson represented the Lyttelton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for fourteen years from 1899 to his death in 1913.
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George Laurenson was the nominal leader or chairman of the New Liberal Party in 1905 though Tommy Taylor was the dominant figure.
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George Laurenson was one of the few who stood as a New Liberal in the 1905 election and retained his seat.
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George Laurenson was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Customs and Marine in Mackenzie's cabinet.
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George Laurenson was a Labour movement sympathizer, but never formally joined the Labour Party though he agreed with the Labour Party's stand during the 1913 general strike, and was often known to have appeared at meetings with the leaders of the Federation of Labour.
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George Laurenson's seat was won by a Labour candidate, James McCombs.