Researching George Cruickshank
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The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
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Some Famous People called George Cruickshank
George Cruickshank (Australian politician)
George Alexander Cruickshank (1 February 1853 – 12 April 1904) was an Australian politician. Born near Dubbo, New South Wales, he attended Collegiate School in Bathurst, and was a grazier in northern New South Wales from 1878. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Inverell, a position he held until 1898. In the first federal election in 1901, Cruickshank was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as a Protectionist, representing the seat of Gwydir. He retired in 1903, and died in 1904.
Source: George Cruickshank (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
George Cruickshank (Canadian politician)
George Alexander Cruickshank (13 February 1897 – 17 November 1970) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Minot, North Dakota, United States and moved to Canada later in 1897. He became a farmer by career.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Fraser Valley riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected in 1945 and 1949. Cruickshank was defeated by Alexander Bell Patterson in the 1953 election.
Cruickshank served as reeve of Matsqui, British Columbia from 1931 to 1940. He died in Abbotsford, British Columbia in on 17 November 1970.
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