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Name	Sir George Ritchie
Born	14 December, 1864 Goolwa, South Australia, Australia
Died	7 August, 1944 (aged 79) Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	riverboat owner (1884-1899) South Australia, Australia local government head (1900-1902) South Australia, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1902-1944) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1902-1922) South Australia, Australia Member of Upper House (1924-1944) South Australia, Australia local government councillor (1932-1934) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate