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Also known as Harold Edward Holt, The Right Honourable Harold Holt

Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-1967)

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Harold Edward Holt was an Australian politician, lawyer, and head of government. Born in Stanmore in 1908, he was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia and was educated at Wesley College. He held the positions of Prime Minister of Australia and Treasurer of Australia, working in Canberra. Holt was a male citizen of Australia who spoke English.

Holt received the Order of the Companions of Honour. He participated in the Vietnam War. He had three children. His disappearance on December 17, 1967, was a significant event, and he died on December 19, 1967, from drowning.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1886
Works
4

Top works

  • A birder's guide to Southern California
  • Building family foundations
  • Building the city of God
  • Christian Nurture Series V4

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1947-07-11
Active to
2014-10-19
reggaerocksteadyska

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
60
Total plays
270

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Harold+Holt">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor general
Lord Casey
Deputy
John McEwen ( de facto )
Preceded by
Robert Menzies
Succeeded by
John McEwen
Leader
Robert Menzies
Prime minister
Robert Menzies
Born
Harold Edward Holt , ( 1908-08-05 ) 5 August 1908, Stanmore, New South Wales , Australia
Died
c.17 December 1967 (1967-12-17) (aged 59), Cheviot Beach , Victoria , Australia (presumed)
Cause of death
Drowning (presumed)
Party
United Australia (until 1945), Liberal (after 1945)
Spouse
Zara Dickins Fell ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ) ​
Relations
Vera Pearce (aunt)
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
Profession
Lawyer
Nickname
Gunner Holt
Branch service
Australian Imperial Force
Years of service
1939–1940

via Wikipedia infobox

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Early life

Member for Fawkner (1935–1949)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harold Holt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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