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词条 Harry Moorhouse (politician)
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  1. Biography

  2. Public life

  3. References

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}}Harry Russell Moorhouse (1 June 1892 – 13 December 1971) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Moorhouse was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of the James Moorhouse and his wife Eva Annie (née Case). He was educated at Queensland state schools and in his early twenties joined the First Australian Imperial Force to fight in World War One. He was an original ANZAC and saw action at Gallipoli, Belgium and France.[1] On his return to Australia he worked as an accountant and real estate agent.

On 7 December 1921, he married Winifred Vera Sharpe [1] (died 1971)[2] and together had a son and two daughters. He died in Townsville in December 1971.[1]

Public life

Moorhouse started his career in politics as an alderman on the Brisbane City Council, serving in 1937 to 1942[1] during which he was on the works committee.[3]

He entered Queensland state politics as an independent democrat and won the seat of Windsor at the 1941 state election.[4] He held the seat until 1944 when he was comprehensively defeated by both the Labor and QPP candidates.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1612520613|accessdate=26 April 2016}}
2. ^[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research] — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. ^[https://library.brisbane.qld.gov.au/client/en_GB/BrisbaneImages/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002f34735/ada?qu=moorhouse&ic=true Alderman Harry Russell Moorhouse] — Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42047299 |title=HOW STATE VOTED FOR NEW PARLIAMENT |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=3310 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=17 April 1944 |accessdate=26 April 2016 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49326946 |title=How State Voted For New Parliament |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=3258 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=5 May 1947 |accessdate=26 April 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}
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6 : Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|1892 births|1971 deaths|Politicians from Brisbane|Australian Presbyterians|20th-century Australian politicians

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