George Houston Reid
George was born on the 25 Febuary
1845 in Scotland.He came to Australia
when he was 7 and was educated at
Scotch college, Melbourne. He became
a barrister in 1879 .
Mr Reid was the premier of New South
Wales from 1894 to 1899. After
winning a seat in the house of
Representitives leading the Free
Trade party in opposition.
After Watson's Goverment resigned in
1904, Reid became the Prime Minister
of a coalition Government made up of
the Liberal and the Free Trade party.
Reid was only Prime Minister for 10
months.He was a heavy drinker and
eater and very few of his colleges
trusted him.
During his time as Prime Minister,
George Reid made the concilation and
Arbitration bill became law.He was
also Australia's first high
Commisioner in London for 6 years.He
did his job well and held his
position for a continous six years.
Reid had 2 sons and a daughter.He
died in England on the 12th of
September 1918 at the age of 70.
Bibliography
Bruce Jill,B Prime Ministers of Australia
Kangaroo press 1996
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