George Herron (politician)

George Richard Herron was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Herron was born in Pukerau in 1888. He worked as a blacksmith for five years, before farming for 33 years. He was associated with the Farmers Union, the breeding of Ayrshire cows and the Southland A & P Association.
He represented the Southland electorate of Awarua from 1944 until his retirement in 1957. Herron replaced James Hargest, who had been killed in World War II.
In 1953, Herron was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. He died in 1967.