George Holden (New South Wales politician)
George Kenyon Holden | |
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| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
| In office 11 July 1843 – 20 June 1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1808 Worcester, England |
| Died | 16 April 1874 (aged 65) Darlinghurst, Sydney |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Political party | Free Trade |
| Relatives | John Watt (son-in-law) |
George Kenyon Holden, MLC (1808 – 16 April 1874) was an Australian Crown Prosecutor, banker and politician who served on the New South Wales Legislative Council. In correspondence with his associate John Stuart Mill, he was one of the first politicians in the world to propose proportional representation to parliament in 1861.
Holden was a trustee of the New South Wales Savings Bank, a director of the Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company, the chairman of the National Schools Board, and president of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. He was also an active environmentalist as a founding member of the Acclimatisation Society of New South Wales.