Harry Buxton

Henry Richard (Harry) Buxton (13 May 1876 – 23 June 1965) was an Australian politician.

[3][4][5] He worked as a gardener and at the Islington Railway Workshops before entering politics.

He was elected to the House of Assembly at the 1918 election, when along with Labor candidate Mick O'Halloran and Liberal George Jenkins he swept out the three incumbent Farmers and Settlers Association MPs for Burra Burra.

It marked the first time Labor had elected two MPs in the electorate.

[1][2][7] Buxton moved to Victoria after his election defeat, and died in 1965.