Harold Edward Holt biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Harold Edward Holt

Author Name:

Harold Edward Holt

Born As:

Harold Edward Holt

Other Names:

Harold Edward Holt, CH

Born:

5 Aug 1908

Died:

17 Dec 1967




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Liberal Politician                          
                          
Mother Olive Williams
Father Thomas Holt
Wife Zara Kate Dickens, Harold Holt adopted her three boys Nicholas  twins Sam and Andrew from her previous marriage to James Fell. Even though Zara was married to James Fell, the twin boys were the biological sons of Harold Holt.                          
17th Prime Minister of Australia in 1966. Harold was Prime Minister for 22 months.

Harold Holt was Prime Minister when the 1967 referendum in which an overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favour of giving the Commonwealth power to legislate specifically for indigenous Australians and in favour of Aborigines being included in the national census.                          
Disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria, on the 17 December, 1967and was presumed drowned.