George Pearce (New Zealand politician)

For other people named George Pearce, see George Pearce (disambiguation).

George Vater Pearce (1863 – 2 June 1935) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1908–1909	17th	Patea			Independent
1909–1911	Changed allegiance to:				Reform
1911–1914	18th	Patea			Reform
1914–1919	19th	Patea			Reform

He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1919, when he was defeated. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.^[1]

He was born in Devon in 1863, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1875 or 1878. He was a farmer and a noted breeder of Leicester and Lincoln sheep. He was chairman of the Patea County Council for 13 years. He was a rugby player and mile runner. He died in Waitotara near Wanganui.^[2][3]

He was the great-grandfather of a National Party Minister of Finance, Ruth Richardson.

External links

• "Photo of George Pearce". New Zealand Herald. 4 June 1935.
• "Photo of George Pearce". Evening Post. 5 June 1935.