Edward David Harris (30 August 1911 – 2 October 1993) was a member of the

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Biography

Harris was born at

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, the son of the Alfred Edward Harris and his wife Elizabeth Roxborough (née Smith). He was educated at

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, and

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state schools. He joined the

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in 1940 and served in the 24th and 75th Squadrons, being discharged in 1945 with the rank of

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. On his return to Australia he worked as a clothing manufacturer at Manly, specializing in men's and boys wear. On 20 May 1942, Harris married Marion Miller Morrison and together had a beautiful daughter, also named Marion, and a son. He died at the

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in October 1993.HARRIS EDWARD DAVID
— Ryerson Index Online Database. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

Public life

Harris, for the Labor Party, won the seat of

at the

1966 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coal ...

taking over the seat from the retiring Bill Gunn.Gunn, William Morrison (Bill)
—

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. Retrieved 30 April 2016. He was defeated in

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

Bill Lamond William McMillan Lamond (13 July 1920 – 5 July 1990) was an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 until 1977, representing the electorate of Wynnum. Lamond was born in Clo ...

of the Country Party.Lamond, Mr William McMillan (Bill)
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. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Edward David Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1920 births 1993 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians Politicians from Brisbane