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Joseph Henry Lewis "Harry" Turley (24 April 1859 – 5 June 1929) was an English-born
In 1893, Harry Turley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for South Brisbane, serving as Home Secretary in Anderson Dawson's short-lived Labor Government in 1899. In 1902 he left the Assembly, and in 1903 was elected to the
Turley, Henry
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
Australia
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n politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Australian Senator.
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, serving as Home Secretary in Anderson Dawson's short-lived Labor Government in 1899. In 1902 he left the Assembly, and in 1903 was elected to the Australian Senate
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as a Labor Senator for Queensland.
On 1 July 1910, he was appointed President of the Senate
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, a position he held until 8 July 1913. He remained a Senator until his defeat in 1917.
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.— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Members of the Australian Senate Australian waterside workers 1859 births 1929 deaths Burials in South Brisbane Cemetery 20th-century Australian politicians English emigrants to colonial Australia {{Australia-Labor-senator-stub