George houstoun reid biography for kids

  • George reid wife
  • Where was george reid born
  • What did george reid do for federation

    • •

    George Reid facts for kids

    Quick facts for kids

    The Right HonourableSir

    George Reid

    GCBGCMGKC

    Reid in 1915

    4th Prime Minister of Australia
    In office
    18 August 1904 – 5 July 1905
    MonarchEdward VII
    Governor-GeneralLord Northcote
    Preceded byChris Watson
    Succeeded byAlfred Deakin
    1st Leader of the Opposition
    In office
    19 May 1901 – 17 August 1904
    Prime MinisterEdmund Barton
    Alfred Deakin
    Chris Watson
    Preceded byNew position
    Succeeded byChris Watson
    In office
    7 July 1905 – 16 November 1908
    Prime MinisterAlfred Deakin
    Andrew Fisher
    Preceded byChris Watson
    Succeeded byJoseph Cook
    12th Premier of New South Wales
    In office
    3 August 1894 – 13 September 1899
    MonarchVictoria
    GovernorSir Robert Duff
    Lord Hampden
    Preceded byGeorge Dibbs
    Succeeded byWilliam Lyne
    Leader of the Free Trade Party
    In office
    18 November 1891 – 16 November 1908
    DeputyWilliam McMillan
    D

    •

    George Reid

    Prime Minister George Reid

    Reid was appointed Prime Minister on 18 August 1904, after the fall of Prime Minister Chris Watson’s minority Labor government, which had lasted just four months. The fall of the Watson government occurred when an amendment against its Arbitration Bill was passed.

    Reid, who had crusaded against the bill’s ‘socialism’, was commissioned to form a government of Free Traders. Reid then governed in an uneasy alliance with some Protectionists, notably not Alfred Deakin.

    A large man with a bushy moustache, Reid delighted cartoonists, who made much of his physical appearance and forceful debating style. Their caricatures of him, and criticism by opponents such as Alfred Deakin and Chris Watson, obscured other qualities – his renowned good humour, wit, skill in debate, and (as author of kvartet books) talent as a writer.

    Reid retained his prime ministership for 10 months and 17 days, until resigning on 5 July 1905. The r

  • george houstoun reid biography for kids

    • •

    George Houston Reid GCB GCMG (1845 - 1918)

    Rt Hon SirGeorgeHoustonReidGCB GCMG

    Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Ancestors

    Son of John Reid and Marion (Crybbace) Reid

    Brother of John Reid, William Reid, Hugh Ronald Reid, Mark Watt Reid, Mary Eliza (Reid) Syme and Marion Jane (Reid) Ewan

    Descendants

    Father of Flora Marion Thelma (Reid) Bonnalie, Rupert Douglas Houston Reid and Clive Ronald Houston Reid

    Died at age 73in London, England, United Kingdom

    Profile last modified | Created 19 Mar 2014

    This page has been accessed 3,227 times.

    Biography

    George Reid GCB GCMG is Notable.

    Sir George Reid, GCB, GCMG, PC, KC, was the fourth Prime Minister of Australia and held the position for ten months and 17 days. He had been Australia's first Federal Leader of the Opposition, Premier of New South Wales (1894-99) and later the Federal Government's first High Commissioner to the UK (1909-16), and later an independent member of the Brit