Harry Brown (public servant)
Sir Harry Brown | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department | |
| In office 18 December 1923 – 31 December 1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Percy Brown 28 December 1878 Hylton, Durham, England |
| Died | 5 June 1967 (aged 88) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Sir Harry Percy Brown CMG MBE (28 December 1878 – 5 June 1967) was a senior Australia public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from 1923 until 1939.
Life and career
[edit]Harry Brown was born in South Hylton, County Durham, England on 28 December 1878 to Sarah Emma and George Brown.[1]
He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in December 1923.[2] His salary on appointment was significantly more than that of any other person in the Commonwealth Public Service.[1]
On 5 June 1967, Brown died in Sydney.[1]
Awards
[edit]Brown was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1918, a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1934, and was knighted in 1938.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Howard, M.J. (1979). "Sir Harry Percy Brown (1878–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
- ^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 11 March 2020, retrieved 23 November 2014
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