Harold Seddon
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The Honourable Sir Harold Seddon |
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President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia |
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In office 26 November 1946 – 21 May 1954 |
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| Preceded by | James Cornell |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Loton |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia |
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In office 22 May 1922 – 21 May 1954 |
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| Preceded by | James Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | John Teahan |
| Constituency | North-East Province |
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| Born |
6 March 1881 Openshaw, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 25 February 1958 (aged 76) Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party |
Labor (to 1917) National Labor (1917–?) Nationalist (1922–1945) Liberal (from 1945) |
Sir Harold Seddon (6 March 1881 – 25 February 1958) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1922 to 1954. He was President of the Legislative Council from 1946 to 1954.
Seddon was born in Openshaw, Lancashire, England, to Elizabeth Ann (née Davy) and William Seddon. His nephew, Harold Wilson, served twice as Prime Minister of United Kingdom. After studying electrical engineering at the Manchester Technical Institute, Seddon worked for a period in the electrical department of the Great Central Railway. He emigrated to Australia in 1901, finding employment on the Eastern Goldfields as an electrical engineer with Western Australian Government Railways. Seddon became prominent in the Amalgamated Engineering Union, and also served on the Southern Cross Municipal Council.
After the Labor Party split of 1916, Seddon joined the newly formed National Labor Party. He stood as the party's candidate in the seat of Kalgoorlie at the 1917 state election, but was defeated by the sitting member, Labor's Albert Green. From 1920 to 1922, Seddon served on the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council. He was elected to parliament in May 1922, winning election to the Legislative Council's North-East Province as a Nationalist candidate.
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