Harry Kneebone

Henry "Harry" Kneebone (17 March 1876 – 22 December 1933) was an Australian politician. In 1931, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the death of Country Party Senator John Chapman. He was defeated in the election of later that year. Kneebone died in 1933.^[1]

He was born at Kadina in 1876, son of Henry Kneebone of Cornwall and Elizabeth Ann Tonkin. Kneebone was first a journalist, being an author and editor of some significance. Unusually for his time he showed great concern and affection for the Aboriginal peoples and was fascinated by their culture. His Methodist views influenced his social democratic politics.^[2]

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
^ Payton, Philip, Making Moonta: The Invention of Australia's Little Cornwall

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Name	Kneebone, Henry
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Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	17 March 1876
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Date of death	22 December 1933
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