Henry Beard (politician)

Henry Elisha Beard (1864 18 December 1910) was an Australian politician. Born in Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a bricklayer and railway inspector, as well as a union official. In 1904 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Jika Jika, holding the seat until 1907.[1] In 1910 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Batman, again representing the Labor Party.[2]

Henry Beard
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Batman
In office
13 April 1910  18 December 1910
Preceded byJabez Coon
Succeeded byFrank Brennan
Personal details
Born1864
Died18 December 1910 (aged 4546)
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationBricklayer, unionist

Beard died at a private hospital in Fitzroy in December 1910 from complications of an operation. He had been in poor health for several months.[3] His death prompted the 1911 Batman by-election.

References

  1. "Henry Elisha Beard". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. Carr, Adam. "1910 legislative election: House of Representatives, Victoria". Psephos. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "About people". The Age. 19 December 1910. Retrieved 5 August 2022 via Trove.

 


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