George Henry Tribe
George Henry Tribe (1828 – 19 March 1877) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Westland, New Zealand.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1871–1875 | 5th | Totara | Independent | |
| 1876–1877 | 6th | Totara | Independent | |
He lived in Christchurch and bought its first evening newspaper, the Evening Mail. After the paper's failure, he moved to the West Coast.[1]
He represented the Totara electorate from 1871 to 1877, when he died.[2]
References
- Bruce, A. Selwyn (1932). The Early Days Of Canterbury. Christchurch: Simpson & Williams Limited. pp. 78–79.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 241. OCLC 154283103.
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