George Holden (politician)

George Kenyon Holden (1808 – 16 April 1874) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in Worcester to sugar refiner Adam Holden and Maria Gillam. He studied law and became a solicitor, migrating to New South Wales in 1831. He was private secretary to Governor Sir Richard Bourke during his term (1831–37), and was also a stipendiary magistrate at Campbelltown. In 1837 he became Crown Prosecutor in the Quarter Sessions, and in 1838 he began private practice as a solicitor. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1856 to 1861 and from 1861 to 1863. He died at Darlinghurst in 1874.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr George Kenyon Holden (1808-1874)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2015.


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