Robert Henry Levien, always known asHarry Levien (17 October 1845 – 12 July 1938) was a solicitor and politician in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
He was born inSingleton to general merchant Alfred Levien and Mayalla MacDerniod. He was educated at WestMaitland and became a solicitor's clerk inNewcastle in 1866. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1873, practising atTenterfield (1873–75), West Maitland (1875–79) andTamworth (1879–81) before moving toSydney. On 22 October 1879 he married Harriette Emma Cousins, with whom he had three children.[1]
In 1880 he was elected to theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member forTamworth. AProtectionist, he served as a backbencher for over thirty years (including the period 1894–1904 as member forQuirindi), until he was defeated in 1913. Having become anindependent following the collapse of theProgressive Party in 1907, he continued to contest elections as an independent until 1927.[2] He did not hold any ministerial or other parliamentary office.[3]
Levien died in Sydney on 12 July 1938(1938-07-12) (aged 92).[3]
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| New district | Member forTamworth 1880–1894 With:Burdekin;Gill;Burke;Dowel | Succeeded by |
| New district | Member forQuirindi 1894–1904 | District abolished |
| Preceded by | Member forTamworth 1904–1913 | Succeeded by |
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| National | |
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