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The HonourableHarry Bruce
Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt
In office
28 April 1951 – 11 October 1958
Preceded byTom Gilmore, Sr.
Succeeded byBill Fulton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly of The Tableland
In office
11 June 1932 – 28 April 1950
Preceded byElectorate established
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly of Kennedy
In office
12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932
Preceded byJohn Jones
Succeeded byArthur Fadden
Personal details
BornHenry Adam Bruce
16 May 1884
Wandiligong, Colony of Victoria
Died11 October 1958(1958-10-11) (aged 74)
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Resting placeBalmoral Cemetery, Brisbane
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Other political
affiliations		Labor (Queensland)
Spouse Elizabeth Aveline Anderson ​ ​(m. 1920)​
Children2
EducationHaileybury 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. 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. During this time, the Bruce Highway was named in his honour.

Bruce left the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1950, 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. As the federal election of that year was drawing close, no by-election was held to replace him.

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.{{cite web}}: 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. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.

External links

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded byTom Gilmore Member for Leichhardt
1951–1958 		Succeeded byBill Fulton
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded byJohn Jones Member for Kennedy
1923–1932 		Succeeded byArthur Fadden
New seat Member for The Tableland
1932–1950 		Abolished
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