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Mr Henry Bright

North-Eastern District
Legislative Council

About Me

Full Name
Henry Edward Bright
Date of Birth
30 June 1819
Party
Unknown
Electorate
North-Eastern District
House
Legislative Council
Date Elected
01 March 1865
Prior Employment
Worked on the Goldfields 1852
Stockdealer (started a stockdealing and butchering business at Gawler)
Deceased
18 February 1904

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
08 May 1885 - 15 May 1891
North-Eastern District
Legislative Council
Unknown
11 Feb 1875 - 22 Apr 1884
Wooroora
House of Assembly
Pre-Party System
Not Re-elected
01 Mar 1865 - 10 Feb 1875
Stanley
House of Assembly
Pre-Party System
Changed Seat

Ministerial Appointments

22 Jul 1873 - 03 Jun 1875
Commissioner of Public Works
Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.