Geoffry Hurry

Geoffry Hurry
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Bendigo
In office
16 December 1922  12 October 1929
Preceded by Billy Hughes
Succeeded by Richard Keane
Personal details
Born (1868-09-15)15 September 1868
Kyneton, Victoria
Died 7 February 1951(1951-02-07) (aged 82)
Nationality Australian
Political party Nationalist Party of Australia
Occupation Solicitor

Geoffry Hurry (15 September 1868 7 February 1951) was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, he attended Melbourne Grammar School before becoming a solicitor. He served on Kyneton Shire Council before undergoing military service from 1915 to 1920. In 1922, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Bendigo, succeeding Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who transferred to North Sydney, and defeating Edmund Jowett, the Country Party member for the abolished seat of Grampians. Hurry held the seat until his defeat in 1929, after which he became a lawyer. He died in 1951.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Billy Hughes
Member for Bendigo
1922 1929
Succeeded by
Richard Keane


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