Harry Howard (mayor) explained

Sir Harry Howard
Term Start:1955
Term End:1964
Birth Date:20 April 1890
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Occupation:Businessman
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor

Sir Henry Rudolph Howard, (20 April 1890 – 11 August 1970) was an Australian businessman, retailer, and the Lord Mayor of the City of Perth from 1955 to 1964.

Early life

Howard was born in Manchester, England, on 20 April 1890.[1]

City of Light

During his time as mayor, Howard encouraged the people of Perth to switch on their lights as astronaut John Glenn passed overhead in an orbiting spacecraft so that he was able to see the city; Perth was subsequently known world-wide as the City of Light.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140824225900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/146709/20140825-0859/adb.anu.edu.au/biography/howard-sir-henry-rudolph-harry-12992.html
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 1 May 2016 . 24 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324063422/http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/City%20of%20Light%20catalogue.pdf . dead .