Sir Harold Seddon was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1922 to 1954.
12 Facts About Harold Seddon
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Harold Seddon was President of the Legislative Council from 1946 to 1954.
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Harold Seddon emigrated to Australia in 1901, finding employment on the Eastern Goldfields as an electrical engineer with Western Australian Government Railways.
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Harold Seddon became prominent in the Amalgamated Engineering Union, and served on the Southern Cross Municipal Council.
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Harold Seddon stood as the party's candidate in the seat of Kalgoorlie at the 1917 state election, but was defeated by the sitting member, Labor's Albert Green.
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From 1920 to 1922, Harold Seddon served on the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council.
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Harold Seddon was elected to parliament in May 1922, winning election to the Legislative Council's North-East Province as a Nationalist candidate.
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In November 1946, following the death of the President of the Legislative Council, James Cornell, Harold Seddon was elected in his place.
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Harold Seddon was knighted for his service in June 1951.
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Harold Seddon served as president until the 1954 election, when he was defeated by Labor's John Teahan.
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Harold Seddon lived in Kalgoorlie in retirement, dying there in February 1958, aged 76.
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Harold Seddon had married Winifred Jean Dunstan in 1932, with whom he had two sons and two daughters.