Died 1970 | ||
Sir Henry Rudolph Harry Howard (1890–1970) was the mayor of the City of Perth from 1955 until 1964.
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Early life
He was born in Manchester, England in 1890.
City of Light
During his time as mayor, he encouraged the people of Perth to switch on their lights as astronaut John Glenn passed overhead in an orbiting spacecraft so that he was able to see the city; Perth was subsequently known world-wide as the City of Light.
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