Harry Whittall Venn (27 October 1844 – 8 March 1908) was an Australian politician. He was the member for
Wellington
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in the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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The Legisla ...
from 1890 to 1901. He served as commissioner of railways and minister of works from 1890 to 1896 under premier
John Forrest
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.
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1844 births
1908 deaths
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Place of birth missing
19th-century Australian politicians
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