Harry McCulloch
Harry McCulloch | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 26 February 1949 – 7 April 1956 | |
| Preceded by | David Leahy |
| Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
| Constituency | Hannans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1893 Labor |
Herbert Alexander "Harry" McCulloch
Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1949 to 1956, representing the seat of Hannans
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McCulloch was born in
mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Medal. After the war's end, McCulloch returned to coal mining. He emigrated to Western Australia in 1928, and settled in Kalgoorlie, working as a truck driver and municipal employee. He served as secretary of the local trades hall from 1943 to 1949.[1] McCulloch entered parliament at the 1949 Hannans by-election, caused by the death of David Leahy. He was re-elected at the 1950 and 1953 state elections.[2] He left parliament when his seat was abolished prior to the 1956 election, and died in Perth in March 1971, aged 77. McCulloch had married Agnes Burt Montgomery in 1921, with whom he had two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b Herbert Alexander McCulloch – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ISBN 0730984095.