Hartley Gordon James "Harry" Cant (19 November 1907 – 3 March 1977) was an Australian politician. Born at Mount Magnet,

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, he was educated at state schools and then the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, becoming a miner. He was an official with the

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. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a

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Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until 1974, when he retired. Cant died in 1977.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia Members of the Australian Senate 1907 births 1977 deaths People from Mount Magnet, Western Australia 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-senator-stub