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George Forbes

1869 - 1947

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George William Forbes (; 12 March 1869 – 17 May 1947) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of New Zealand from 28 May 1930 to 6 December 1935. He was the last leader of the remnant of the Liberal Party and having entered the House of Representatives in 1908 as a Radical in that Party, he went on to become a founder of The New Zealand National Party in 1936. Forbes was born in Lyttelton near Christchurch and he later began farming at Cheviot, North Canterbury. He became active in local politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Forbes is the 11,982nd most popular politician (up from 18,051st in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 141st in 2019) and the 9th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Forbes ranks 11,982 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Bouasone Bouphavanh, Anatoliy Zlenko, and Michele Steno. After him are Sihathor, Androtion, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois, Aryenis, and Spyridon Trikoupis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, George Forbes ranks 95. Before him are Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Hendrikus Colijn, Prince Baudouin of Belgium, and Ellen Thesleff. After him are Yervant Odian, Edwin Lutyens, Mary Agnes Chase, Chittaranjan Das, Henry Wood, and Kijirō Nambu. Among people deceased in 1947, George Forbes ranks 130. Before him are Elena Văcărescu, Grace Moore, Harukichi Hyakutake, Léon-Paul Fargue, Georg Kolbe, and Tristan Bernard. After him are Leevi Madetoja, Marc Mitscher, Giuseppe Volpi, K. L. Saigal, Siegfried Kasche, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, George Forbes ranks 41 out of 303. Before him are Marton Csokas (1966), Lorde (1996), Chris Wood (1991), Richard Curtis (1956), Cindy Kiro (1958), and Janet Frame (1924). After him are Harry Kerr (1879), Wynton Rufer (1962), Andrew Niccol (1964), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), and John Key (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, George Forbes ranks 9. Before him are Burt Munro (1899), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), and Tūheitia Paki (1955). After him are John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Jean Batten (1909), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Jacinda Ardern (1980), and Jenny Shipley (1952).

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