Harold Cohen (politician)

Brigadier Harold Edward Cohen CMG, DSO (25 November 1881 – 29 October 1946) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and, like his grandfather Edward Cohen, a Victorian State politician.

Cohen was the son of Montague and Annie Cohen. He married Freda Pirani on 4 December 1907, and they had two sons and two daughters. Cohen studied at Xavier College and Melbourne University. Prior to being a politician, Cohen was a solicitor, soldier and a company director.

Political career

In 1929, Cohen was elected as a Nationalist Party MP for the seat of Melbourne South in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. In 1935, he changed seats and was elected to Caulfield and was member for Caulfield until his defeat in 1943. As MP, Cohen was Assistant Treasurer from 1932 until 1935, Minister of Public Instruction and Solicitor-General in 1935.

References

Barbara Falk, 'Cohen, Harold Edward (1881 - 1946)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, Melbourne University Press, 1981, pp 53-54.
Re-member - Parliament of Victoria at www.parliament.vic.gov.au

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Date of birth	25 November 1881
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Date of death	29 October 1946
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