The Bate family is an Australian political family:
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Henry John Bate (19 April 1881 – 4 January 1967) was an Australian politician serving on
Eurobodalla Shire Council and the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a member of the
Nationalist Party of Australia and the
United Australia Party;
*His son,
Henry Jefferson Percival "Jeff" Bate, (5 May 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an Australian politician, representing the United Australia Party and the
Liberal Party of Australia for most of his career, but ended as an independent.
*Jeff Bate's second wife,
Thelma Florence Bate CBE, (3 August 1904 – 26 July 1984) was an Australian community leader and women's activist.
*his third wife,
Dame Zara Bate DBE, (10 March 190914 June 1989) was an Australian fashion designer and widow of the
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Prime Minister Harold Holt
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[Dame Zara Holt (1968), ''My Life and Harry. An Autobiography'', Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne]
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Australian families
Political families of Australia