Harry Brown (public servant) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sir
Harry Brown
Office1:Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
Term Start1:18 December 1923
Term End1:31 December 1939
Birth Name:Harry Percy Brown
Birth Date:28 December 1878
Birth Place:Hylton, Durham, England
Death Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Public servant
Nationality: Australian

Sir Harry Percy Brown (28 December 18785 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 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. 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 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]

Notes and References

  1. brown-sir-harry-percy-5384. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514043754/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brown-sir-harry-percy-5384. 14 May 2013. live. Sir Harry Percy Brown (1878–1967). M.J.. Howard. 1979. 7.