George Wise (Australian politician)

The Honourable
George Wise
The Honourable George Wise
Postmaster-General of Australia
	In office; 3 February 1920 – 21 December 1921
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	William Webster
Succeeded by	Alexander Poynton
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Gippsland
	In office; 5 September 1914 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	James Bennett
Succeeded by	Thomas Paterson
	In office; 12 December 1906 – 31 May 1913
Preceded by	Allan McLean
Succeeded by	James Bennett
Personal details
Born	1 July 1853; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	31 July 1950 (aged 97); Sale, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Independent Liberal (1910–1913, 1928)
Other political; affiliations	Protectionist (1906–09); Independent Labor (1914); Nationalist (1917–22); Independent Nationalist (1925);
Spouse	Mary Thornton
Occupation	Lawyer

George Henry Wise (1 July 1853 – 31 July 1950) was an Australian politician. He held the Division of Gippsland in federal parliament (1906–1913, 1914–1922) and served as Postmaster-General (1920–1921) under Prime Minister Billy Hughes. He was a lawyer by profession.

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