Harry Foll
Hattil Spencer "Harry" Foll (30 May 1890 – 7 July 1977) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1917 to 1947. He took office at the age of 27, and at the time was the youngest person to serve in the Senate. Foll began his career in the Nationalist Party, later joining the United Australia Party (UAP) in 1931 and Liberal Party in 1945. He held ministerial office as Minister for Repatriation (1937–1938), Minister for Health (1938–1939), Minister for the Interior (1939–1941), and Minister for Information (1940–1941). He was a member of the War Cabinet during World War II.
The Honourable Harry Foll | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Information | |
| In office 13 December 1940 – 7 October 1941 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden |
| Preceded by | Robert Menzies |
| Succeeded by | Bill Ashley |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| In office 26 April 1939 – 7 October 1941 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden |
| Preceded by | John McEwen |
| Succeeded by | Joe Collings |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 7 November 1938 – 26 April 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons Earle Page |
| Preceded by | Earle Page |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Stewart |
| Minister for Repatriation | |
| In office 29 November 1937 – 26 April 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons Earle Page |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Eric Harrison |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 1 July 1917 – 30 June 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1890 Brixton, London, England |
| Died | 7 July 1977 (aged 87) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Nationalist (to 1931) UAP (1931–45) Liberal (from 1945) |
| Spouse |
Evelyn Mousley (m. 1915) |
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