George Houstoun Reid (25 February 1845 – 12 September 1918), Australian politician and fourth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, son of a Church of Scotland minister, migrated to Victoria with his family as a child.
Reid did not have a majority in either House, and he knew it would be only a matter of time before the Deakin's Protectionists patched up their differences with Labor, so he enjoyed himself in office while he could.
Reid was extremely popular in Britain, and in 1916, when his term as High Commissioner ended, he was elected to the House of Commons for a London seat as a "Non Party Empire" candidate, where he acted as a spokesman for the self-governing Dominions in supporting the war effort.
GeorgeReid of Londonderry was one of the few New Hampshire officers who served for virtually the entire Revolutionary War.
Reid was under the command of John Stark at the Battle of Bunker Hill and was the commanding officer of the First New Hampshire Regiment more than eight years later when that unit was dissolved on January 1, 1784, at the close of the war.
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