MOORE, GEORGE (1805-77) came to New Zealand in the Martha Ridgway (1841) and started in business in Wellington as a general merchant. As a lieutenant in the militia he took part in the Maori war, including the operations in the Hutt valley (1845-46). In Dec 1848 Moore was nominated by Grey to a seat in the Legislative Council of New Munster. When the new constitution was inaugurated he was elected to the Wellington Provincial Council for Wellington City, which he represented (1853-54). He married (1868) Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Davis Canning, of St Andrews, Wiltshire. Moore was associated with many charitable movements in the city, and endowed scholarships at Wellington College. He died on 6 Oct 1877.

Wellington P.C. Proc.; Ward; Leckie; N.Z. Spectator, 30 Jul 1853; Evening Post, 8 Oct 1877.

Reference: Volume 2, page 50

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