Harrie Seward

Harrie Stephen Seward (26 February 1884 – 23 July 1958) was an Australian politician.

Harrie Seward
Senator for Western Australia
In office
28 April 1951 – 23 July 1958
Succeeded byTom Drake-Brockman
Personal details
Born(1884-02-26)26 February 1884
Rochester, Victoria
Died23 July 1958(1958-07-23) (aged 74)
Subiaco, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Country Party
OccupationFarmer

The brother of Leo Seward, and the son Stephen Seward (1853-1923),[1] and Mary Ellen Seward (?1849-1935), née Kelleher,[2][3] Harrie Stephen Seward was born at Rochester, Victoria.

He was educated in Ballarat at St Patrick's College. He became a bank officer, and moved to Western Australia, becoming a farmer at Pingelly from 1913.

He served in the military 1915–1919.

In 1933 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Pingelly, serving as Minister for Railways and Transport from 1947 until 1948.

In 1950, he left the Assembly, and in 1951 was elected to the Australian Senate as a federal Country Party Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until his death in 1958.[4]

References
  1. Deaths: Seward, The West Australian, (Monday, 21 December 1925), p.1.
  2. Marriage: Seward—Keleher, The Argus, (Wednesday, 9 August 1876), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Seward, The West Australian, (Tuesday, 16 July 1935), p.1.
  4. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.


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