Harry Cant

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Harry Cant
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 July 1959 – 11 April 1974
Personal details
Born
Hartley Gordon James Cant

(1907-11-19)19 November 1907
Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Died3 March 1977(1977-03-03) (aged 69)
Nedlands, Western Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationMiner

Hartley Gordon James "Harry" Cant (19 November 1907 – 3 March 1977) was an Australian politician. Born at Mount Magnet, Western Australia, he was educated at state schools and then the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, becoming a miner. He was an official with the Australian Workers' Union. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until 1974, when he retired. Cant died in 1977.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pendal, Phillip. "CANT, Hartley Gordon James (1907–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.