Date of Birth: 01/01/1881
Place of Birth: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 16/12/1918
Place of Death: Military Hospital, South Tedworth, England
Parliamentary Service
| The Governor's Opening Speech Committee No. 1 |
03 Mar 1914 |
03 Mar 1914 |
1 day |
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| Member for Canterbury |
06 Dec 1913 |
22 Sep 1914 |
9 months 17 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
23 Jul 1913 |
23 Jul 1913 |
1 day |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
23 Jul 1912 |
23 Jul 1912 |
1 day |
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| Totalisator Bill Committee No.19 |
31 Oct 1911 |
28 Mar 1912 |
4 months 28 days |
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| Operations of the Australian Jockey Club Committee No.8 |
13 Jun 1911 |
01 Aug 1911 |
1 month 20 days |
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| Member for Deniliquin |
14 Oct 1910 |
06 Nov 1913 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Deniliquin |
10 Sep 1907 |
14 Sep 1910 |
3 years 5 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
10 Sep 1907 |
22 Sep 1914 |
7 years 13 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), member of central executive 1909 - 1910.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Journalist. Educated at Temora; left school at a young age; worked as a compositor on the Temora Star and Temora Independent; owned and edited Grenfell Vedette from 1904 - 1906 which failed. Became a bankrupt in 1914, acted as secretary to J.C Watson, G.A Burgess and W.A Holman; with his brother owned a mine in the Gundagai district.
Military Service
Joined Australian Imperial Force in April 1917 as Henry Edward Murray; his application to enlist in the AIF under his own name on 16 August 1916 was unsuccessful on the grounds of unfitness due to deficient eyesight.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Heening Peters, miner, and Margaritha. Married Winifred (date unknown). Methodist.
