George Sale (academic)
George Samuel Sale (17 May 1831 – 25 December 1922) was a New Zealand station manager, cricketer, newspaper editor, goldminer, public administrator and university professor.
Life and career
Sale was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, in 1831.[1] He was educated at Rugby School and Cambridge University (Trinity College),[2] where he won the Members Latin Prize.[3]
In January 1864 he played in the first match of first-class cricket ever played in New Zealand, top-scoring for Canterbury with 15 not out against Otago.[4] In the second first-class match, a year later, he was top-scorer in Canterbury's first innings with 16.[5]
In July 1864, Sale was appointed Treasurer of Canterbury Province.[6] He was a member of the County of Westland, representing the Hokitika riding from 10 December 1868 to 16 April 1869.[7]
He was the first editor of The Press in Christchurch, and was one of the three foundation professors of the University of Otago,[1] where he specialised in classics, particularly Greek and Latin.[3] He returned to England after he retired.[8]
References
- Barsby, John. "George Samuel Sale". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Sale, George Samuel (SL850GS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/78588/description
- "Otago v Canterbury, 1863/64". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1841–1914, Simpson & Williams, Christchurch, 1927, p. 155.
- "Social and Domestic". Lyttelton Times: 2. 14 July 1864.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 243.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Cricket Echoes". Star: 4. 12 December 1914.
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| New title Newspaper founded |
Editor of The Press 1861 |
Succeeded by Joseph Colborne-Veel |