George Troup (architect)

Sir George Alexander Troup CMG (21 October 1863 – 4 October 1941) was a New Zealand architect, engineer and statesman. He was nicknamed "Gingerbread George" after his most famous design, the Dunedin Railway Station in the Flemish Renaissance style (he preferred his alternative design in the Scottish Baronial style). He was the first official architect of the New Zealand Railways. He designed many other stations, including Lower Hutt and Petone.

Sir George Troup
CMG
23rd Mayor of Wellington
In office
1927–1931
DeputyMartin Luckie
Preceded byCharles Norwood
Succeeded byThomas Hislop
Personal details
Born(1863-10-21)21 October 1863
London, England
Died4 October 1941(1941-10-04) (aged 77)
Wellington, New Zealand
Political partyReform
Spouse
Annie Mary Sloan
(m. 1897)
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