Feature Biography
Henry Elisha (Harry) Beard (1866–1910)
Henry Elisha ‘Harry’ Beard (1866-1910) bricklayer, member of parliament Birth: 20 January 1866 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, son of Elisha Beard, bricklayer, and Sarah née Rivington. Marriage: 5 June 1899 in Christ Church, Geelong, Victoria, to Mary Lilian Humphrey. They had two sons and two daughters. Death: 18 December 1910 in a private hospital at Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria. Religion: Anglican. In 1877 went with family to New Zealand, where educated at secondary level Christchurch;...