Horace Strutt | |
Office: | Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly |
Term Start: | 13 April 1955 |
Term End: | 28 October 1956 |
Predecessor: | Lancelot Spurr |
Successor: | Kevin Lyons |
Office1: | Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Denison |
Term Start1: | 23 November 1946 |
Term End1: | 2 May 1959 |
Predecessor1: | Francis Heerey |
Successor1: | Sir Archibald Park |
Term Start2: | 4 December 1959 |
Term End2: | 10 May 1969 |
Predecessor2: | Sir Archibald Park |
Successor2: | Max Bingham |
Birth Date: | 19 December 1902 |
Birth Place: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Death Place: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Australian Army |
Serviceyears: | 1923–1944 |
Rank: | Brigadier |
Commands: | 2/3rd Field Regiment (1940–41) 2/5th Field Regiment (1939–40) 6th Field Brigade (1938–39) |
Battles: | |
Mawards: | Distinguished Service Order Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches |
Horace William Strutt, (19 December 1903 – 5 November 1985) was an Australian Army officer and politician.
He was born in Hobart. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1946 as a Liberal member for Denison. On 13 April 1955 he was elected Speaker of the House, serving until 28 October 1956. He lost his seat at the election held in May 1959 but returned to the House on 4 December that year in a recount following the death of Sir Archibald Park. He was defeated again in 1969.[1]