Harold Harvey Mason KC (28 January 1890 – 8 May 1949) was an Australian politician who represented the

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from 26 June 1937 until 24 February 1938 as an Independent

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MP. Mason was the son of William Henry Mason, shipping master of the Port of Sydney, and Sarah Jane Dunn. He married Marjorie Frances Macken on 18 December 1914 and had one daughter and three sons with each other. He died on 8 May 1949 in

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. His funeral was held at Northern Suburbs crematorium from St Mark's Church of England,

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. Mason was admitted as a

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in 1939.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Harold 1890 births 1949 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian King's Counsel 20th-century Australian politicians