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William Humphrey Harvey (2 May 1869 – 6 November 1935) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1915 to 1935. He served as Minister for Education, Mines and Agriculture from 1918 to 1920. ==History== Harvey was born at the Moonta Mines and on leaving school found employment with the Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, and learned the trade of moulder. Fourteen years he accepted the position of Secretary in the Miners' Union, which covered workers at Moonta, Kadina and Wallaroo. He held this position for 18 years, then was selected to contest the Central No.2 seat in the Legislative Council of South Australia, which he won unopposed. He left Labor to join the new National Party in the 1917 Labor split, and in 1918 he was appointed Education minister in the Coalition government, succeeding Alfred William Styles. Harvey was forced to resign when the Liberal Union severed the coalition in late 1920; however, in July 1921 he defected to the Liberal Union himself. He was a longtime member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows' Manchester Unity lodge and filled all positions, and the Rose Park Masonic Lodge. He was on the council of the School of Mines He died after a short illness and was accorded a State Funeral. The election held to fill his seat in the Legislative Council was narrowly won by industrialist Edward Wheewall Holden for the Liberal and Country League. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Humphrey Harvey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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