Harrie Stephen Seward (26 February 1884 – 23 July 1958) was an Australian politician. The brother of Leo Seward, and the son Stephen Seward (1853-1923), and Mary Ellen Seward (?1849-1935), née Kelleher,Deaths: Seward, ''The West Australian'', (Tuesday, 16 July 1935), p.1.
/ref> Harrie Stephen Seward was born at

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. He was educated in

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at St Patrick's College. He became a bank officer, and moved to

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, becoming a farmer at Pingelly from 1913. He served in the military 1915–1919. In 1933 he was elected to the

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as the Country Party member for Pingelly, serving as Minister for Railways and Transport from 1947 until 1948. In 1950, he left the Assembly, and in 1951 was elected to the

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as a federal Country Party Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until his death in 1958.

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1884 births 1958 deaths Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia People from Pingelly, Western Australia 20th-century Australian politicians People educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat {{Australia-National-politician-stub