Harry Turley

Joseph Henry Lewis "Harry" Turley (24 April 1859 – 5 June 1929) was an English-born Australian politician.

The Honourable Harry Turley
President of the Senate
In office 1 July 1910 – 8 July 1913
Preceded by	Albert Gould
Succeeded by	Thomas Givens
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 January 1904 – 30 June 1917
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane
In office 6 May 1893 – 11 March 1899
Preceded by	Abraham Luya
Succeeded by	Abraham Luya
In office 22 July 1899 – 11 March 1902
Preceded by	Abraham Luya
Succeeded by	Alec Lamont
Personal details
Born	Joseph Henry Lewis Turley 24 April 1859 Gloucestershire, England
Died	5 June 1929 (aged 70) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	South Brisbane Cemetery
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Mary Smith (m.1886 d.1947)
Occupation	Waterside worker

Early life

Harry Turley was born in Gloucestershire on 24 April 1859. He was educated in England, after which he became a sailor. Having migrated to Australia in 1887, he became a waterside worker in Brisbane, and was President of the Wharf Laborers' Union.

Politics

In 1893, Harry Turley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for South Brisbane,[1] serving as Home Secretary in Anderson Dawson's short-lived Labor Government in 1899.[1] In 1902 he left the Assembly,[1] and in 1903 was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland.

1910 Labor Senate ticket, with Turley on right

On 1 July 1910, he was appointed President of the Senate, a position he held until 8 July 1913. He remained a Senator until his defeat in 1917.

Later life

After leaving politics, Turley became a shipping master with the Queensland Harbours and Rivers Department. Turley died in 1929 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.[2][3]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. Turley, Henry Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2008.

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