Harrie Seward | |
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Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 28 April 1951 – 23 July 1958 |
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Succeeded by | Tom Drake-Brockman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rochester, Victoria |
26 February 1884
Died | 23 July 1958 | (aged 74)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Country Party |
Occupation | Farmer |
Harrie Stephen Seward (26 February 1884 – 23 July 1958) was an Australian politician. Born at Rochester, Victoria, he was educated in Ballarat at St Patrick's College. He became a bank officer, and moved to Western Australia, becoming a farmer at Pingelly from 1913. He served in the military 1915-1919. In 1933 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Pingelly, serving as Minister for Railways and Transport from 1947 until 1948. In 1950, he left the Assembly, and in 1951 was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until his death in 1958.