Harry Cant

Harry Cant
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 July 1959 – 11 April 1974
Personal details
Born
Hartley Gordon James Cant

(1907-11-19)19 November 1907
Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia
Died3 March 1977(1977-03-03) (aged 69)
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)
Thelma Christensen
(m. 1931; div. 1942)

Florence Newton
(m. 1945; died 1977)
OccupationMiner

Hartley Gordon James "Harry" Cant (19 November 1907 – 3 March 1977) was an Australian politician. Born at Mount Magnet, Western Australia, he was educated at state schools and then the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, becoming a miner. He was an official with the Australian Workers' Union. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until 1974, when he retired. Cant died in 1977.[1]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.