Harry Turley
Harry Turley | |
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| President of the Senate | |
| In office 1 July 1910 – 8 July 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Gould |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Givens |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 1 January 1904 – 30 June 1917 | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane | |
| In office 6 May 1893 – 11 March 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Luya |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Luya |
| In office 22 July 1899 – 11 March 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Luya |
| Succeeded by | Alec Lamont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Henry Lewis Turley 24 April 1859 Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 5 June 1929 (aged 70) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Smith (m.1886 d.1947) |
| Occupation | Waterside worker |
Joseph Henry Lewis "Harry" Turley (24 April 1859 – 5 June 1929) was an English-born Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Australian Senator.[1][2]
Early life[]
Harry Turley was born in Gloucestershire on 24 April 1859. He was educated in England, after which he became a sailor. Having migrated to Australia in 1887, he became a waterside worker in Brisbane, and was President of the Wharf Laborers' Union.
Politics[]
In 1893, Harry Turley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for South Brisbane,[1] serving as Home Secretary in Anderson Dawson's short-lived Labor Government in 1899.[1] In 1902 he left the Assembly,[1] and in 1903 was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland.[2]
On 1 July 1910, he was appointed President of the Senate, a position he held until 8 July 1913. He remained a Senator until his defeat in 1917.[2]
Later life[]
After leaving politics, Turley became a shipping master with the Queensland Harbours and Rivers Department. Turley died in 1929 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "TURLEY, Joseph Henry Lewis (1859–1929): Senator for Queensland, 1904–17 (Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Australian Senate. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Turley, Henry Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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