Harold Vivian Jaques (29 January 1882 – 27 September 1952) was an Australian politician.

Early life and education

He was born at Petersham in

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to solicitor Alfred Edmund Jaques and Catherine Harriett, ''née'' Sutton. He attended Abbey School at

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before returning to Australia, first to

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then to

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, and finally to the

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, receiving a

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in 1904 and a

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in 1906.

Career

Jaques was called to the Bar in 1907 and spent three years as an associate to High Court Justice

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. In 1912, he served as chairman of the Coal and Shale Mining (West) Wages Board, and during

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served in the

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. Attaining the rank of second lieutenant, he was severely wounded in action and had a leg amputated. In 1920, he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Eastern Suburbs. With the reintroduction of single-member districts, he was elected as the member for Bondi, one of two Nationalist candidates — the other being

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, but he was defeated in 1930. After leaving politics, Jaques returned to the Bar and worked primarily in workers' compensation. Unmarried, he died in Sydney in 1952.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaques, Harold 1882 births 1952 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian military personnel of World War I Lawyers from Sydney Sydney Law School alumni