Harry Brown (public servant)

Sir
Harry Brown
CMG
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
18 December 1923  31 December 1939
Personal details
Born Harry Percy Brown
(1878-12-28)28 December 1878
Hylton, Durham, England
Died 5 June 1967(1967-06-05) (aged 88)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia Australian
Occupation Public servant

Sir Harry Percy Brown CMG (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

Harry Brown was born in Hylton, 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

Brown was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1934, and was knighted in 1938.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Howard, M.J., "Brown, Sir Harry Percy (1878–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 14 May 2013
  2. CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 23 November 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Justinian Oxenham
Director General of the Postmaster-General's Department
1923 – 1939
Succeeded by
Daniel McVey
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