Harry Bruce (politician)
Queensland Legislative Assembly of Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| In office 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932 | |
| Preceded by | John Jones |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Fadden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Adam Bruce 16 May 1884 Labor (Queensland) |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Aveline Anderson
(m. 1920) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Haileybury College, Melbourne |
| Occupation |
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Henry Adam Bruce (16 May 1884 – 11 October 1958), known as Harry Bruce, was an Australian politician and former union organiser. First entering state politics in
Parliament
of the Commonwealth.
Biography
Born in
Wandiligong, Victoria, he was educated at Haileybury College in Melbourne before moving to Queensland to become a bushworker in 1902. Later, he was a sugar grower and an organiser of the Australian Workers' Union
(AWU).
In 1923 Bruce was elected to the
Secretary of Public Instruction, a position he held until 1941. In 1947 he was transferred from Public Works to Public Instruction.[1] During this time, the Bruce Highway
was named in his honour.
Bruce left the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1950,[1] and the following year was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Leichhardt. Bruce died in 1958 and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.[2] As the federal election of that year was drawing close, no by-election was held to replace him.[3]
References
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- ^ Bruce Henry Adan M H R Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
External links
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