George Page (mayor)

George Lloyd Page (31 March 1878 – 8 November 1972) was Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1935 to 1941.

Page was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England on 31 March 1878 and his family migrated to New Zealand in 1879.

[3] He also played in the Nelson Garrison Band under Herr Gustav Handke and was noted as a fine musician.

[8] He became a City Councillor in 1929[9] and was Chair of the local Unemployment Committee for three years (1931–1934) and president of the Smith Family since its inception.

[12] Page did not stand in 1941 due to ill health and Edgar Neale, the Deputy Mayor, replaced him.