Henry Maley
| Henry Maley | |
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| Leader of the Country Party in Western Australia |
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In office 30 August 1922 – 20 November 1923 |
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| Deputy | Charles Latham |
| Preceded by | Tom Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Alec Thomson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 29 September 1917 – 22 March 1924 |
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| Preceded by | John Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Kennedy |
| Constituency | Greenough |
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In office 9 November 1929 – 12 April 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Maley |
| Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
| Constituency | Irwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 September 1863 Greenough, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 26 February 1956 (aged 77) Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party |
Country (to 1924) Nationalist (1924–1929) Country (1929–1930) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (1930) |
Henry Kennedy Maley (17 June 1878 – 26 February 1956) was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1917 to 1924 and again from 1929 to 1930. He was the state leader of the Country Party from 1922 to 1923, and a minister in the government of Sir James Mitchell from 1921 to 1924.
Maley was born in Greenough, Western Australia, to Elizabeth (née Waldeck) and John Stephen Maley. He attended the High School in Perth on a scholarship, and after leaving began working as a clerk for the Midland Railway Company. After two years, he moved to Kalgoorlie and was employed by a mining syndicate. During the Boer War, Maley served with the West Australian Mounted Infantry. He took over his father's farm in Greenough after the war's end, and also owned land in Three Springs from 1907 to 1913 (in partnership with his brothers). Maley served as secretary of the Greenough Road Board, and was also secretary of the Geraldton branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association.
Maley first stood for parliament at the 1905 state election, running unsuccessfully as a Ministerialist in the seat of Greenough. He recontested Greenough for the Country Party at the 1917 election and was successful, defeating the sitting member, John Cunningham. After the 1921 election, Maley was appointed Minister for Agriculture in the Mitchell government, replacing Hal Colebatch. He was elected to the Country Party leadership in August 1922, following the resignation of Tom Harrison. There were three other candidates, William Pickering, Alec Thomson, and Charles Latham, with Latham subsequently being elected deputy leader.
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