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His father was George Thorne George.
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He later represented the Rodney electorate. Thorne George was later Mayor of Parnell. Thorne George (note that he had a double barrel surname) was from Somersetshire.
He received his education at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire, England with a view of joining the Royal Engineers, but he had an accident playing soccer, abandoned his studies, and started work as a civil engineer in London.
On the advice of Grey, Thorne George moved to New Zealand. Foreign some years, he was the estate manager for Grey on Kawau Island.
After Thomas" death in 1861, Grey had adopted Annie and had raised her. Grey was very popular with people on the West Coast.
After a seat in the House of Representatives became available through a resignation in the Hokitika electorate, a Hokitika man enquired by telegram whether he could recommend a good candidate from outside the area.
Sir George replied:
He was with me when I visited your district in February last. G. Grey
Thorne George represented the Hokitika electorate from 1878 by-election to 1879. He then represented the Auckland electorate of Rodney from 1879 to 1884.
He contested the 1884 election in the Parnell electorate, but was defeated by the incumbent, Frederick Moss.
He was then appointed to the Legislative Council, from 1903 to 1917. Thorne George was Mayor of Parnell in 1887–1888 and 1891–1892.
He died at his home in Parnell on 2 July 1922, and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.
