Succeeded by Tom Drake-Brockman Occupation Farmer Role Australian Politician Resigned July 23, 1958 | Nationality Australian Name Harrie Seward Died July 23, 1958 | |
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Born 26 February 1884Rochester, Victoria ( 1884-02-26 ) Political party Australian Country Party Party National Party of Australia |
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 1947-1948. 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.
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