George Neville Griffiths (23 January 1840 – 28 April 1905) was a New South Wales colonial politician. [1]
He was born in Sydney to banker George Richard Griffiths [2] and Letitita Chatfield. Educated in England, he graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1861, soon returning to Australia. After a period in Queensland, he returned to Sydney and purchased property throughout both colonies, also founding a stock agents' firm. On 3 March 1874 he married Ada Frances Scott, the daughter of John Scott M.L.A. and M.L.C., with whom he had eight children. [1]
He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Sydney in 1882, [3] but he was defeated in 1885. [4]
Griffiths died in Darlinghurst in 1905. [1] He and his wife Ada Frances are buried in Waverley Cemetery. [5]
Griffiths and Ada Scott had four sons and four daughters: [6]
George Neville Griffiths (23 January 1840 – 28 April 1905) was a New South Wales colonial politician. [1]
He was born in Sydney to banker George Richard Griffiths [2] and Letitita Chatfield. Educated in England, he graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1861, soon returning to Australia. After a period in Queensland, he returned to Sydney and purchased property throughout both colonies, also founding a stock agents' firm. On 3 March 1874 he married Ada Frances Scott, the daughter of John Scott M.L.A. and M.L.C., with whom he had eight children. [1]
He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Sydney in 1882, [3] but he was defeated in 1885. [4]
Griffiths died in Darlinghurst in 1905. [1] He and his wife Ada Frances are buried in Waverley Cemetery. [5]
Griffiths and Ada Scott had four sons and four daughters: [6]