Henry Beard (Australian politician)

Henry Beard
Member of the Australian Parliament for Batman
In office 13 April 1910 – 18 December 1910
Preceded by	Jabez Coon
Succeeded by	Frank Brennan
Personal details
Born	1864
Died	18 December 1910 (aged 45–46)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Bricklayer, unionist

Henry Elisha Beard (1864 – 18 December 1910) was an Australian politician. Born in Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a bricklayer and railway inspector, as well as a union official. In 1904 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Jika Jika, holding the seat until 1907. In 1910 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Batman, again representing the Labor Party, but he died later that year.

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