| Henry Bruce | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt |
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| In office 28 April 1951 – 11 October 1958 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | Bill Fulton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1884 Wandiligong, Victoria |
| Died | 11 October 1958 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Sugar grower |
Henry Adam Bruce (16 May 1884 – 11 October 1958) was an Australian politician of Queensland.
Born in Wandiligong, Victoria, he was educated at Haileybury College in Melbourne before moving to Queensland to become a bushworker in 1902. Later, he was a sugar grower and an organiser of the Australian Workers' Union. In 1932, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor 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 Bruce Highway was named in his honour. He left the Legislative Assembly in 1950, and the following year was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Leichhardt. Bruce died in 1958 close to the federal elections of that year, and so no by-election was held to replace him.[1]
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Tom Gilmore |
Member for Leichhardt 1951 – 1958 |
Succeeded by Bill Fulton |