Henry Zwar
| Henry Zwar OBE |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Heidelberg |
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| In office 14 May 1932 – 3 October 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Webber |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Peter Zwar 2 December 1873 Broadford, Victoria |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Resting place | Coburg Cemetery |
| Political party | United Australia Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Frier Cunningham (m. 1898) |
| Occupation | Tanner |
Henry Peter Zwar, OBE (2 December 1873 – 12 January 1959) was an Australian liberal/conservative politician, local government councillor, local government head, Member of Lower House and tannery owner.
Early life
Zwar was born in Broadford, Victoria in 1873. His parents, Michael Zwar and Agnes Zimmer, were Germans from Bautzen in Saxony, who had sought asylum after taking part in the 1848 revolution. The British government told them if they emigrated to Australia, they would be treated as British subjects, and they moved to Broadford in 1850.[1]
Political career
Zwar was elected as a United Australia Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Heidelberg at the 1932 state election. He was re-elected four times for the United Australia Party, and regularly attended and voted in party meetings, though he did not necessarily vote the party line, claiming "conscience as the final court of appeal".[2][3]
The UAP had become the Liberal Party by the 1945 election, at which an electoral redistribution abolished Heidelberg, placing Zwar in the new, notionally Labor seat of Preston, while shifting the more conservative areas of his old electorate to the new seat of Ivanhoe.[4] In October 1945, Zwar announced that he would not be an endorsed Liberal candidate for the forthcoming election and would contest as an Independent Liberal; he also stated that he did not belong to the Liberal Party and paid no party subscription.[5][6] He was defeated by 143 votes by Labor candidate and Victoria Cross holder William Ruthven.[7]
Later life
Zwar was president of the Preston Football Club from 1926 until 1944, then served as president of the Victorian Football Association from May 1944 until 1947.[8][9][9]
Zwar died in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria.[10]
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| Preceded by | Member for Heidelberg 1932–1945 |
District abolished |
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