George Westbrook | |
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1924–1929 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1860 Camberwell, United Kingdom |
Died | 31 January 1939 (aged 78) Apia, Western Samoa |
Profession | Businessman |
George Egerton Leigh Westbrook (1860–31 January 1939) was a Western Samoan businessman and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1924 until 1929.
Born in Camberwell in London England, [1] Westbrook sailed to New Zealand on the full-rigged ship Famenoth, before beginning to travel the Pacific. [2] He moved between Tahiti, the Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands, [3] before settling in Samoa in 1891. [4] He became a shop keeper, [5] married a Samoan woman, [6] and was the Apia correspondent for the New Zealand Herald. [7]
In January 1924 Westbrook successfully contested the first elections to the Samoan Legislative Council, becoming one of the first three elected members. [8] He was re-elected in the 1926 elections. [9] In 1928 Westbrook was declared bankrupt, [10] and he did not run for re-election in 1929. Like fellow elected members Olaf Frederick Nelson and Arthur Williams, he was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement. [11]
In 1935 he published an autobiographical book named Gods Who Die: The Story of Samoa's Greatest Adventurer about his travels around the Pacific in the late 19th century. [4]
He died on 31 January 1939 at the age of 78. [3]
George Westbrook | |
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1924–1929 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1860 Camberwell, United Kingdom |
Died | 31 January 1939 (aged 78) Apia, Western Samoa |
Profession | Businessman |
George Egerton Leigh Westbrook (1860–31 January 1939) was a Western Samoan businessman and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1924 until 1929.
Born in Camberwell in London England, [1] Westbrook sailed to New Zealand on the full-rigged ship Famenoth, before beginning to travel the Pacific. [2] He moved between Tahiti, the Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands, [3] before settling in Samoa in 1891. [4] He became a shop keeper, [5] married a Samoan woman, [6] and was the Apia correspondent for the New Zealand Herald. [7]
In January 1924 Westbrook successfully contested the first elections to the Samoan Legislative Council, becoming one of the first three elected members. [8] He was re-elected in the 1926 elections. [9] In 1928 Westbrook was declared bankrupt, [10] and he did not run for re-election in 1929. Like fellow elected members Olaf Frederick Nelson and Arthur Williams, he was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement. [11]
In 1935 he published an autobiographical book named Gods Who Die: The Story of Samoa's Greatest Adventurer about his travels around the Pacific in the late 19th century. [4]
He died on 31 January 1939 at the age of 78. [3]