What is George Pearce?
{{Infobox MP | honorific-prefix = | name = George Pearce | honorific-suffix = | image = GeorgePearce1956 (cropped).jpg | caption = Pearce in 1956 | constituency_MP = [[Division of Capricornia|Capricornia]] | parliament = Australian | majority = | predecessor = [[Charles Davidson (politician)|Charles Davidson]] | successor = [[George Gray (Australian politician)|George Gray]] | term_start = 10 December 1949 | term_end = 9 December 1961 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1917|9|17}} | birth_place = [[Rockhampton, Queensland]], Australia | death_date = | death_place = | spouse ={{marriage|Nell Graham|1939}} | party = [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] }} '''Henry George Pearce''' (born 17 September 1917) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] from 1949 to 1961, representing the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] in the [[Division of Capricornia]]. In 1960, Pearce was made [[Government Whip in the Australian House of Representatives|Government Whip in the House of Representatives]] under [[Hubert Opperman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19600206&id=iH41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GKwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3384,829291|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=6 February 1960|title=Mr. Opperman New Shipping Minister}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, George}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:Australian centenarians]] [[Category:Politicians from Queensland]] [[Category:1992 deaths]] [[Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives]] {{Biography-stub}}