George Leslie

George Leslie may refer to:

George Leslie (footballer)

George William John Leslie (9 July 1907 – 22 November 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half in the Football League for Walsall. Leslie was also on the books at Charlton Athletic but failed to make a first-team appearance. He additionally featured for Slough Town, Red Star Olympique in Paris, France, Guildford City and Colchester United.

Career

Born in Slough, Leslie began his career with Slough Town before making a move to Charlton Athletic in 1930. He failed to break into the first-team, instead opting to move to France to ply his trade, featuring for Paris-based Red Star Olympique. He returned to England in 1932, joining up with Football League club Walsall. With Walsall, Leslie featured in an FA Cup giant killing when his Third Division North side defeated First Division Arsenal 2–0 in the third round of the 1932–33 competition.

George Leslie (politician)

George Andrew Leslie (born 21 November 1936) is a Scottish nationalist politician.

Leslie studied at Hillhead High School and Glasgow University before becoming a vet. He joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the early 1960s, and was selected to stand for the party at the Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967. During the by-election one observer described his speeches as being in the style of Jimmy Maxton. His campaign also featured the singing of both traditional and topical Scottish songs. Although the party had never previously contested the seat, Leslie took 28% of the vote. The Labour Party share of the vote dropped considerably, enabling the Conservative Party to win - their last by-election gain of the century in Scotland. Leslie's campaign marked the start of a year of successes for the SNP, including becoming the largest party in local government in Stirling, and victory in the Hamilton by-election.

Leslie was soon elected to the Glasgow Corporation, and, in 1969, became the SNP's Senior Vice-Chairman. Later, he served as a Strathclyde Regional councillor for East Kilbride, and he stood as the SNP candidate for Glasgow at the European Parliament election in 1979, taking 16.4% of the vote.

George Leslie Lee

George Leslie Lee (1814 – 15 September 1897) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 24 July 1862 to 8 November 1870, when he resigned.

Lee represented the Oxford electorate on the Canterbury Provincial Council from April 1867 to October 1870. He was a member of the Executive Council from 10 June 1868 to 4 June 1869. He was the returning officer for many elections in the wider Christchurch area.

Lee died on 15 September 1897. He was survived by his wife; they had no children.

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