Harry Bruce (politician)

Henry Adam "Harry" Bruce (16 May 1884 – 11 October 1958) was an Australian politician, firstly for Queensland and later for the Parliament of Australia.

The Honourable Harry Bruce
Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt
In office 28 April 1951 – 11 October 1958
Preceded by	Tom Gilmore
Succeeded by	Bill Fulton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kennedy
In office 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	John Jones
Succeeded by	Arthur Fadden
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for The Tableland
In office 11 June 1932 – 28 April 1950
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	16 May 1884 Wandiligong, Victoria
Died	11 October 1958 (aged 74) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Resting place	Balmoral Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Aveline Anderson
Occupation	Sugar grower

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.

In 1923 Bruce was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for the district of Kennedy.[1] In 1932, he was elected as member for The Tableland. In that year he was appointed Secretary of Public Works; in 1938 he was also made 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

1. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Bruce Henry Adan M H R Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2008.

External links

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