George Marsden Waterhouse (6 April 1824 – 6 August 1906) was a Premier of South Australia from 8 October 1861 until 3 July 1863 and Premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873. His father, the Rev. John Waterhouse, was general superintendent of the Wesleyan Missions in Australia and Polynesia. Waterhouse was born in Penzance, Cornwall, and was aged 15 when his family migrated in 1839, initially to Hobart.

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  • George Marsden Waterhouse (6 April 1824 – 6 August 1906) was a Premier of South Australia from 8 October 1861 until 3 July 1863 and Premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873. His father, the Rev. John Waterhouse, was general superintendent of the Wesleyan Missions in Australia and Polynesia. Waterhouse was born in Penzance, Cornwall, and was aged 15 when his family migrated in 1839, initially to Hobart. Four years later he moved to Adelaide and set up business as a merchant. He was first elected to parliament in the electoral district of East Torrens in August 1851. He resigned 3 years later, was elected again in 1857 but resigned again soon after. He supported economic development of the colony through free trade and was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council again in 1860, where he advocated uniform tariffs for Australia. He was chief secretary in the first Thomas Reynolds ministry from May 1860 to February 1861. After Reynolds ended his term as Premier in 1861, Waterhouse formed a government with the intention of finalising a motion in relation to Justice Boothby, a judge in the Supreme Court who was causing difficulties by objecting to the legitimacy of the Appeals Court under the new Constitution. Waterhouse resigned his ministry after this task was completed, but was persuaded to reform another government which lasted until July 1863 before collapsing in the face of accusations of financial irregularities and alleged misappropriation of funds. In 1864 he retired from South Australian politics and spent some time in England. Waterhouse migrated to New Zealand in 1869 and in 1870 became a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council there. He was in the Fox ministry from 30 October to 20 November 1871, and in October 1872 became premier without portfolio. He resigned in March 1873 finding that as a member of the upper house it was impossible to keep control of his ministry. He remained a private member for many years but falling into ill-health retired to England in 1889, and died at Torquay, Devonshire on 6 August 1906. Waterhouse but his career both in Australia and New Zealand was much hampered by the poor state of his health. He has the unusual distinction of having been the premier of two colonies.
  • George Marsden Waterhouse war der siebte Premierminister Neuseelands. Er regierte vom 11. Oktober 1872 bis zum 3. März 1873. Zuvor war er vom 8. Oktober 1861 bis zum 3. Juli 1863 Premierminister von South Australia gewesen. Waterhouse ist der einzige Politiker, der Regierungschef von zwei verschiedenen britischen Kolonien war.
  • George Waterhouse - australijski i nowozelandzki polityk, w latach 1861-1863 premier Australii Południowej, a w latach 1872-1873 premier Nowej Zelandii. Miał 15 lat, kiedy jego rodzina wyjechała z Anglii do Australii, gdzie początkowo osiadła w Hobart. Jako 19-latek przeniósł się do Adelajdy i rozpoczął karierę kupiecką. W 1851 r. po raz pierwszy znalazł się w parlamencie kolonii Australia Południowa. W latach 1860-1861 był ministrem w gabinecie Thomasa Reynoldsa. W 1861 r. sam stanął na czele rządu (w sensie ścisłym kierował dwoma następującymi po sobie gabinetami). Odszedł ze stanowiska po niespełna dwóch latach, w lipcu 1863 r. , w atmosferze skandalu spowodowanego wysuwanymi pod adresem jego ekipy zarzutami o defraudacje i niegospodarność. W 1869 r. osiedlił się w Nowej Zelandii, a już rok później trafił do tamtejszej legislatury. W 1871 r. zasiadał krótko w gabinecie Williama Foksa, a w 1872 r. sformował własny gabinet. Rządził krótko - niespełna sześć miesięcy - i bez specjalnych sukcesów. Zapisał się jednak w historii Imperium Brytyjskiego jako jeden z niewielu ludzi, którzy stali w swym życiu na czele władz autonomicznych dwóch różnych kolonii. Mieszkał w Nowej Zelandii jeszcze do 1889 r. , kiedy to słabe zdrowie skłoniło go do przejścia na emeryturę, którą zdecydował się spędzić w Europie. Zmarł w 1906 r. w wieku 82 lat.
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  • George Marsden Waterhouse (6 April 1824 – 6 August 1906) was a Premier of South Australia from 8 October 1861 until 3 July 1863 and Premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873. His father, the Rev. John Waterhouse, was general superintendent of the Wesleyan Missions in Australia and Polynesia. Waterhouse was born in Penzance, Cornwall, and was aged 15 when his family migrated in 1839, initially to Hobart.
  • George Marsden Waterhouse war der siebte Premierminister Neuseelands. Er regierte vom 11. Oktober 1872 bis zum 3. März 1873. Zuvor war er vom 8. Oktober 1861 bis zum 3. Juli 1863 Premierminister von South Australia gewesen. Waterhouse ist der einzige Politiker, der Regierungschef von zwei verschiedenen britischen Kolonien war.
  • George Waterhouse - australijski i nowozelandzki polityk, w latach 1861-1863 premier Australii Południowej, a w latach 1872-1873 premier Nowej Zelandii. Miał 15 lat, kiedy jego rodzina wyjechała z Anglii do Australii, gdzie początkowo osiadła w Hobart. Jako 19-latek przeniósł się do Adelajdy i rozpoczął karierę kupiecką. W 1851 r. po raz pierwszy znalazł się w parlamencie kolonii Australia Południowa. W latach 1860-1861 był ministrem w gabinecie Thomasa Reynoldsa. W 1861 r.
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