词条 | George Searcy |
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| image = George Henry Grass Searcy, the State Library of South Australia PRG-280-1-4-25.jpeg | name = George Henry Grass Searcy | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1855|01|15}} | birth_place = Geelong, Victoria, Australia | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1927|01|06|1855|01|15}} | death_place = Rose Park, South Australia, Australia | resting_place = Payneham Cemetery, Payneham, South Australia, Australia | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | occupation = cashier, accountant | years_active = | employer = | denomination = | spouse = Eleanor Fox | children = Frederick Henry Searcy (1878–1948), Herbert Leslie Searcy (1884–1967), Arthur Algernon George Searcy (1888–1914) | parents = Frederick Searcy and Dinah formerly Simmons nee Grass | relatives = Alfred Searcy and Arthur Searcy, first cousins |}}George Henry Grass Searcy (15 January 1855 – 6 January 1927) was an Australian sportsman, sports official and accountant.[1] FamilyHe was born on 15 January 1855 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the son of Frederick Searcy and Dinah formerly Simmonds née Grass. His father, and uncle William, had arrived at Port Adelaide on 3 September 1849, on the ship Louisa Baillie .[2] George married Eleanor Fox, daughter of Henry Fox on 16 October 1877 at St Marys English Church, Hotham, Victoria, Australia.[3] George and Eleanor had three sons. Community engagementHe was active in the South Australian Liberal Federation, and acted as their accountant for 12 years, and was also being involved in a number of community organisations. He served as auditor to the Kensington and Norwood Corporation for 37 years.[1] CareerHe worked as a cashier and accountant. He was convicted of fraud on his employer, the Metropolitan Building Society (Melbourne) in 1882 and sentenced to two years imprisonment.[4] Sporting careerSearcy was a prominent sportsman, on the cricket and Australian rules football playing fields, and later as an official, he was associated with the:
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54882289 |title=OBITUARY. |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=8 January 1927 |accessdate=4 October 2015 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50247359 |title=SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=5 September 1849 |accessdate=4 October 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5941872 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=20 October 1877 |accessdate=4 October 2015 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89688745 |title=No Title. |newspaper=The Bacchus Marsh Express |location=Vic. |date=4 February 1882 |accessdate=4 October 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^Norwood Football Club: Life Members 1878-2009 accessed 5 October 2015 External links{{Commons category}}
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