Henry Burgess Crosby (9 March 1870 – 24 June 1949) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Barossa from 1917 to 1924, 1924 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938 for the Liberal Union, Liberal Federation and Liberal and Country League.[1]
Henry Crosby | |
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Member for Barossa | |
In office 2 June 1917 – 4 April 1924 Serving with William Hague, Richard Butler | |
Preceded by | E. H. Coombe |
Succeeded by | Leonard Hopkins |
In office 22 November 1924 – 4 April 1930 | |
Preceded by | William Hague |
Succeeded by | Thomas Edwards |
In office 8 April 1933 – 18 March 1938 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Edwards |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Burgess Crosby 9 March 1870 |
Died | 24 June 1949 | (aged 79)
Political party | Liberal and Country |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Federation, Liberal Union |
Crosby failed to be re-elected at the 1924 election held on 5 April. He returned to parliament later in the year as the result of the by-election held on 22 November following the death of William Hague.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Henry Crosby". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "BAROSSA BY-ELECTION". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 26, 183. South Australia. 26 November 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via Trove.