Henry Crosby

Henry Burgess Crosby (9 March 1870 – 24 June 1949) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Barossa from 1917 to 1924, 1924 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938 for the Liberal Union, Liberal Federation and Liberal and Country League.^[1]

Preceded byE. H. Coombe

Succeeded byLeonard Hopkins

Preceded byWilliam Hague

Succeeded byThomas Edwards

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Henry Crosby
Member for Barossa
In office 2 June 1917 – 4 April 1924 Serving with William Hague, Richard Butler
Preceded by	E. H. Coombe
Succeeded by	Leonard Hopkins
In office 22 November 1924 – 4 April 1930 Serving with George Cooke, Leonard Hopkins, Herbert Basedow
Preceded by	William Hague
Succeeded by	Thomas Edwards
In office 8 April 1933 – 18 March 1938 Serving with Herbert Lyons, Herbert Basedow, Reginald Rudall
Preceded by	Thomas Edwards
Personal details
Born	Henry Burgess Crosby (1870-03-09)9 March 1870
Died	24 June 1949(1949-06-24) (aged 79)
Party	Liberal and Country
Other political affiliations	Liberal Federation, Liberal Union

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Crosby failed to be re-elected at the 1924 election held on 5 April. He returned to parliament later in the year as the result of the by-election held on 22 November following the death of William Hague.^[2]