Harry Turley
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The Hon Harry Turley |
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| President of the Australian Senate | |
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In office 1 July 1910 – 8 July 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Gould |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Givens |
| Senator for Queensland | |
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In office 1 January 1904 – 30 June 1917 |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane |
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In office 6 May 1893 – 11 March 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham Luya |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Luya |
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In office 22 July 1899 – 11 March 1902 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham Luya |
| Succeeded by | Alec Lamont |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Henry Lewis Turley 24 April 1859 Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 5 June 1929 (aged 70) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Smith (m.1886 d.1947) |
| Occupation | Waterside worker |
Joseph Henry Lewis "Harry" Turley (24 April 1859 – 5 June 1929) was an English-born Australian politician.
Harry Turley was born in Gloucestershire on 24 April 1859. He was educated in England, after which he became a sailor. Having migrated to Australia in 1887, he became a waterside worker in Brisbane, and was President of the Wharf Laborers' Union.
In 1893, Harry Turley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for South Brisbane, serving as Home Secretary in Anderson Dawson's short-lived Labor Government in 1899. In 1902 he left the Assembly, and in 1903 was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland.
On 1 July 1910, he was appointed President of the Senate, a position he held until 8 July 1913. He remained a Senator until his defeat in 1917.
After leaving politics, Turley became a shipping master with the Queensland Harbours and Rivers Department. Turley died in 1929 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.
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