Harry Howard (mayor)

Sir Harry Howard
Lord Mayor of Perth
In office 1955–1964
Preceded by	James Murray
Succeeded by	Charles Veryard
Personal details
Born	(1890-04-20)20 April 1890 Manchester, England
Died	11 August 1970(1970-08-11) (aged 80) West Perth, Western Australia
Spouse	Beatrice Thelma May Tilburn ​ ​ (m. 1920)​
Occupation	Businessman
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor

Sir Henry Rudolph Howard, KBE (20 April 1890 – 11 August 1970) was an Australian businessman, retailer, and the Lord Mayor of the City of Perth from 1955 to 1964.

Early life

Howard was born in Manchester, England, on 20 April 1890.[1]

City of Light

During his time as mayor, Howard encouraged the people of Perth to switch on their lights as astronaut John Glenn passed overhead in an orbiting spacecraft so that he was able to see the city; Perth was subsequently known world-wide as the City of Light.[2][3][4]

References

1. [1] Australian Dictionary of Biography entry by Jenny Gregory of UWA
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. Howard, Harry Sir (1962), Account by Lord Mayor of Perth of his visit to New York to attend celebrations in honour of astronaut John Glenn, 28.2.1962 – 9.3.1962, retrieved 1 May 2016
4. [Visit of Sir Harry Howard, Lord Mayor of Perth, to Kansas City, U.S.A.], 1963, retrieved 1 May 2016