About Henry Beard
Lived 1864 – 1910 (aged 45–46). Henry Beard was an Australian politician.
Henry Elisha Beard (1864 – 18 December 1910) was an Australian politician. Born in Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a bricklayer and railway inspector, as well as a union official. In 1904 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Jika Jika, holding the seat until 1907. In 1910 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Batman, again representing the Labor Party.
Beard died at a private hospital in Fitzroy in December 1910 from complications of an operation. He had been in poor health for several months. His death prompted the 1911 Batman by-election.
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Who was Henry Beard?
Australian politician
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Henry Beard was born in 1864.
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Henry Beard died on 18 December 1910 in Fitzroy.
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Henry Beard was a politician.
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Henry Beard was Australian.
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