George Mackay (Australian politician)

George Mackay
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
17 February 1932 – 7 August 1934
Preceded byNorman Makin
Succeeded byGeorge Bell
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lilley
In office
5 May 1917 – 7 August 1934
Preceded byJacob Stumm
Succeeded byDonald Cameron
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byThomas Dunstan
Personal details
Born(1872-03-20)20 March 1872
Clermont, Queensland, Australia
Died5 November 1961(1961-11-05) (aged 89)
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeGympie Cemetery
Political partyLiberal (state, until 1915), Nationalist (federal, 1917–31)
UAP (1931–34)
SpouseEdith Ann Heard (m.1896 d.1958)
OccupationReal estate agent

George Hugh Alexander Mackay (20 March 1872 – 5 November 1961) was an Australian politician at state and federal level. He served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly as a Liberal from 1912 to 1915, before winning the Division of Lilley as a Nationalist at the 1917 federal election. Mackay joined the new United Australia Party (UAP) in 1931 and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1932 until his retirement in 1934.


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