Henry Adam Bruce (16 May 1884 – 11 October 1958), known as Harry Bruce, was an Australian politician and former union organiser. First entering state politics in

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before later entering

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of the Commonwealth.

Biography

Born in Wandiligong, Victoria, he was educated at Haileybury College in

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before moving to

to become a bushworker in 1902. Later, he was a sugar grower and an organiser of the

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(AWU). In 1923 Bruce was elected to the

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as the

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member for the district of Kennedy. In 1932, he was elected as member for The Tableland. In that year he was appointed Secretary of Public Works; in 1938 he was also made Secretary of Public Instruction, a position he held until 1941. In 1947 he was transferred from Public Works to Public Instruction. During this time, the

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was named in his honour. Bruce left the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1950, and the following year was elected to the

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as the Labor member for

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. Bruce died in 1958 and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.Bruce Henry Adan M H R
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 3 January 2015. As the federal election of that year was drawing close, no by-election was held to replace him.

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1868 births 1958 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Leichhardt Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Burials in Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub