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George Lloyd Page (31 March 1878 – 8 November 1972) was Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1935 to 1941. ==Private life and professional career== Page was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England on 31 March 1878 and his family migrated to New Zealand in 1879.〔Mr George Page Senior, Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13518, 11 September 1912, Page 1〕 His father was also named George.〔Who's who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 4th edition, Dr G H Schofield, LT Watkins Ltd, Wellington, 1941〕 Page attended Hampton Street Primary School, Nelson.〔Nelson Education Board, Colonist, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7520, 5 January 1893, Page 3〕 He also played in the Nelson Garrison Band under Herr Gustav Handke and was noted as a fine musician.〔Untitled, Colonist, Volume XLVII, Issue 11333, 16 May 1905, Page 2〕 In December 1898 Page joined his father's furniture making business, George Page and Sons.〔Page 2 Advertisements Column 3, Colonist, Volume XLII, Issue 9354, 14 December 1898, Page 2〕 When his father died in 1912 he had become its Managing Director. He married Mary Highet, the daughter of T M Highet, on 27 April 1905 at Roseneath, Wellington.〔Marriages, Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XL, 29 May 1905, Page 2〕 The Page's had two sons and three daughters. Page represented Nelson in cricket and rugby. He was also involved in setting up the Nelson Basketball League in 1925.〔Nelson News - Basketball League, Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 119, 23 May 1925, Page 8〕 He was also a keen worker in youth movements and was a Director of the YMCA. He was first chairman of the Friendly Society Dispensary-Board and of the Starr-Bowkett Society. Page served on the Nelson Licensing Committee. Page died at Nelson in 1972, and was buried at Marsden Valley Cemetery, Stoke. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Page (mayor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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