Harry Chan

Harry Chan
Businessman, mayor and politician Harry Chan from Darwin, Northern Territory.
6th Lord Mayor of Darwin
In office
1966–1969
Preceded byLucius Richardson
Succeeded byHarold "Tiger" Brennan
Personal details
Born
Hen Fook Chan

(1918-06-14)14 June 1918
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Died5 August 1969(1969-08-05) (aged 51)
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
SpouseLilyan Yuen

Hen Fook "Harry" Chan OBE (14 June 1918 – 5 August 1969) was an Australian businessman and politician who was mayor of Darwin.

Bust of Harry Chan first elected President of the Legislative Council of the Northern Territory.

Serving from 1966 to his death in 1969, he was the first ethnic Chinese mayor of Darwin.[1]

  1. ^ Heatley, A. "Chan, Harry (1918–1969)". Harry Chan (1918–1969). ANU. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)