Harry Cant
Harry Cant | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1959 – 11 April 1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hartley Gordon James Cant 19 November 1907 Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 3 March 1977 (aged 69) Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) |
Thelma Christensen
(m. 1931; div. 1942)Florence Newton
(m. 1945; died 1977) |
| Occupation | Miner |
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.