Sir Harry Percy Brown (28 December 18785 June 1967) was a senior Australia public servant. He was

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of the

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from 1923 until 1939.

Life and career

Harry Brown was born in

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, England on 28 December 1878 to Sarah Emma and George Brown. He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in December 1923. His salary on appointment was significantly more than that of any other person in the

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. On 5 June 1967, Brown died in Sydney.

Awards

Brown was appointed a Member of the

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in 1918, a Companion of the

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in 1934, and was knighted in 1938.

References

1878 births 1967 deaths Australian public servants Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire English emigrants to Australia {{Australia-gov-bio-stub