Harry Lawson (politician)
Sir Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson KCMG (5 March 1875 – 12 June 1952), was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Victoria from 1918 to 1924. He later entered federal politics, serving as a Senator for Victoria from 1929 to 1935, and was briefly a minister in the Lyons government. He was a member of the Nationalist Party until 1931, when it was subsumed into the United Australia Party.
The Honourable Sir Harry Lawson KCMG | |
|---|---|
| 27th Premier of Victoria | |
| In office 21 March 1918 – 28 April 1924 | |
| Constituency | Castlemaine and Maldon |
| Preceded by | John Bowser |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Peacock |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 July 1929 – 30 June 1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1875 Dunolly, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 12 June 1952 (aged 77) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Nationalist (1917–31) UAP (1931–35) |
| Spouse | Olive Adele Horwood |
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