Harold Cohen (politician)

Brigadier
Harold Cohen
CMG, DSO, VD
Brigadier Harold Cohen CMG, DSO, VD
Solicitor-General of Victoria
	In office; 20 March – 2 April 1935
Minister of Public Instruction
	In office; 20 March – 2 April 1935
Assistant Treasurer of Victoria
	In office; May 1932 – March 1935
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Caulfield
	In office; 2 March 1935 – 11 June 1943
Preceded by	Sir Harold Luxton
Succeeded by	Andrew Hughes
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne South Province
	In office; June 1929 – February 1935 Serving with Sir Frank Clarke
Preceded by	Norman Falkiner
Succeeded by	Archibald Crofts
Personal details
Born	25 November 1881; St Kilda, Victoria
Died	29 October 1946 (aged 64); South Melbourne, Victoria
Resting place	Melbourne General Cemetery
Political party	Nationalist Party (1929–31); United Australia Party (1931–43)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1901–1944
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	2nd Infantry Brigade (1926–27); 4th Divisional Artillery (1921–26); 6th Field Artillery Brigade (1915–19)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (3)

Brigadier Harold Edward Cohen, CMG, DSO, VD (25 November 1881 – 29 October 1946) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and, like his grandfather Edward Cohen, a Victorian State politician.^[1]

Early life[]

Cohen was the son of Montague and Annie Cohen and born in St Kilda, Melbourne. He married Freda Pirani on 4 December 1907, and they had two sons and two daughters. Cohen studied at Xavier College and Melbourne University. Prior to being a politician, Cohen was a solicitor, soldier and a company director.^[1]

Political career[]

In 1929, Cohen was elected as a Nationalist Party MP for Melbourne South Province in the Victorian Legislative Council. Cohen was Assistant Treasurer from 1932 until March 1935, Minister of Public Instruction and Solicitor-General from 20 March to 2 April 1935 in the government of Stanley Argyle.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 1935, he changed to the Victorian Legislative Assembly and was elected to Caulfield and was member for Caulfield until his defeat in 1943.^[4]

Scouting[]

Cohen served as Chief Commissioner of Scouts Victoria from 1919 to 1921.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Falk, Barbara (1981). "Cohen, Harold Edward (1881–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
^ "Appointment Minister of Public Instruction & Solicitor-General Colonel the Honourable Harold Edward Cohen". Victorian Government Gazette. 20 March 1935. p. 1935:1003.
^ "Resignation Minister of Public Instruction & Solicitor-General Colonel the Honourable Harold Edward Cohen". Victorian Government Gazette. 2 April 1935. p. 1935:1069.
^ ^a ^b "Harold Edward Cohen". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[Cohen_ADB-1] Falk, Barbara (1981). "Cohen, Harold Edward (1881–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[gazette_1935_1003-2] "Appointment Minister of Public Instruction & Solicitor-General Colonel the Honourable Harold Edward Cohen". Victorian Government Gazette. 20 March 1935. p. 1935:1003.

[gazette_1935_1069-3] "Resignation Minister of Public Instruction & Solicitor-General Colonel the Honourable Harold Edward Cohen". Victorian Government Gazette. 2 April 1935. p. 1935:1069.

[Cohen_re-member-4] "Harold Edward Cohen". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

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Brigadier Harold Cohen CMG, DSO, VD

Solicitor-General of Victoria
In office 20 March – 2 April 1935
Minister of Public Instruction
In office 20 March – 2 April 1935
Assistant Treasurer of Victoria
In office May 1932 – March 1935
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Caulfield
In office 2 March 1935 – 11 June 1943
Preceded by	Sir Harold Luxton
Succeeded by	Andrew Hughes
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne South Province
In office June 1929 – February 1935 Serving with Sir Frank Clarke
Preceded by	Norman Falkiner
Succeeded by	Archibald Crofts

Personal details
Born	(1881-11-25)25 November 1881 St Kilda, Victoria
Died	29 October 1946(1946-10-29) (aged 64) South Melbourne, Victoria
Resting place	Melbourne General Cemetery
Political party	Nationalist Party (1929–31) United Australia Party (1931–43)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1901–1944
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	2nd Infantry Brigade (1926–27) 4th Divisional Artillery (1921–26) 6th Field Artillery Brigade (1915–19)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (3)