Harry Cant

Harry Cant
Harry Cant
Senator for Western Australia
	In office; 1 July 1959 – 11 April 1974
Personal details
Born	Hartley Gordon James Cant; 19 November 1907; Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Died	3 March 1977 (aged 69); Nedlands, Western Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Miner

Hartley Gordon James "Harry" Cant (19 November 1907 – 3 March 1977) was an Australian politician. Born at Mount Magnet, Western Australia, he was educated at state schools and then the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, becoming a miner. He was an official with the Australian Workers' Union. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until 1974, when he retired. Cant died in 1977.[1][2]

References

Pendal, Phillip. "CANT, Hartley Gordon James (1907–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.

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[Au_Senate-1] Pendal, Phillip. "CANT, Hartley Gordon James (1907–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[Psephos-2] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.