Harry Bruce (politician)

The Honourable
Harry Bruce
The Honourable Harry Bruce
Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt
	In office; 28 April 1951 – 11 October 1958
Preceded by	Tom Gilmore, Sr.
Succeeded by	Bill Fulton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly of The Tableland
	In office; 11 June 1932 – 28 April 1950
Preceded by	Electorate established
Succeeded by	Electorate abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly of Kennedy
	In office; 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	John Jones
Succeeded by	Arthur Fadden
Personal details
Born	Henry Adam Bruce; 16 May 1884; Wandiligong, Colony of Victoria
Died	11 October 1958 (aged 74); Canberra, ACT, Australia
Resting place	Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Other political; affiliations	Labor (Queensland)
Spouse	Elizabeth Aveline Anderson (m. 1920)
Children	2
Education	Haileybury College, Melbourne
Occupation	Union Organiser; Politician;

Henry Adam Bruce (16 May 1884 – 11 October 1958), known as Harry Bruce, was an Australian politician and former union organiser. First entering state politics in Queensland before later entering Parliament of the Commonwealth.

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 (AWU).

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Bruce Henry Adan M H R Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.

External links

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Tom Gilmore	Member for Leichhardt 1951–1958	Succeeded by Bill Fulton
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by John Jones	Member for Kennedy 1923–1932	Succeeded by Arthur Fadden
New seat	Member for The Tableland 1932–1950	Abolished

[Qparl-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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[bcc-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.

[Psephos-3] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.

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