George Langridge
George David Langridge (1829 – 24 March 1891) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), acting Premier of Victoria in 1891.[1]
Langridge was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, son of John Langridge.[1] George emigrated to Australia, where he represented Collingwood in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from August 1874 till he died.[2] He was Commissioner of Public Works and Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works in the third Berry Government from August 1880 to July 1881. In the James Service-Graham Berry Ministry he was Commissioner of Trade and Customs from March 1883 to February 1886. In November 1890, when James Munro became Premier, Langridge accepted the post of Chief Secretary and Minister of Customs, which he filled until his death on 24 March 1891[3] in Clifton Hill, Melbourne.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ingham, S. M. "Langridge, George David (1829–1891)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "George David Langridge". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- 1829 births
- 1891 deaths
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Ministers for Health (Victoria)
- Vice-Presidents of the Board of Land and Works
- Chief Secretaries of Victoria
- People from Royal Tunbridge Wells
- English emigrants to colonial Australia
- 19th-century Australian politicians
- People from Collingwood, Victoria
- Ministers for Public Works (Victoria)
- People from the Colony of Victoria