Henry Adams (Australian politician)
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Harry Adams | |
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| President, United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia | |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Central District No. 1 | |
| In office 12 May 1894 – 2 May 1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1851 |
| Died | 7 June 1926 (aged 75) Prospect, South Australia, South Australia |
| Party | United Labor Party |
| Spouse | Ellen Eddy |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Miner, Politician & Trade Unionist |
| Website | SA Parliament Biography |
Henry (Harry) Adams (1851 – 7 June 1926) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was a United Labor Party member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1894 to 1902, representing Central District.[1] He also served as president of the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia and was a long-serving secretary of the Railways Service Association.[2][3]
Adams was born in Tungkillo, South Australia, elder son of Henry Adams Sr., and soon after moved with his parents to a farm in Mount Barker. His father found work at the Callington mine.[2][4]
Mining career
At age 14 Henry left school to work at the same mine. In 1870, when the mine became uneconomic, he left Callington for Moonta. In 1878 he left to work as a carpenter for coachbuilder John Crimp, in Grenfell Street, Adelaide. A year later he went to work for the builder Nicholas W. Trudgen, also of Grenfell Street. He next joined the Government Way and Works Department, and rose to the position of engineer. When the Department shifted to Glanville he was transferred as patternmaker.[2][4]