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Harry Brown (public servant)

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Sir
Harry Brown
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
Died5 June 1967(1967-06-05) (aged 88)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralia Australian
OccupationPublic servant

Sir Harry Percy Brown CMG MBE (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

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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.[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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Howard, M.J. (1979). "Sir Harry Percy Brown (1878–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 11 March 2020, retrieved 23 November 2014
Government offices
Preceded by Director General of the Postmaster-General's Department
1923 – 1939
Succeeded by