The Honourable Harold Edward Cohen
Victorian minister
- Born
- 25 November 1881, St Kilda, Victoria
- Died
- 29 October 1946, South Melbourne, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Montague Cohen [qv]
- Mother
- Annie Cohen
- Married Freda Pirani (daughter of Samuel Gabriel Pirani [qv]); father of Sir Edward Cohen [qv] and Geoffrey Cohen [qv]
Legal admissions
| 1 March 1904 | Admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria |
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria |
| Member of the Executive Council of Victoria |
Career
- Nationalist.
- United Aust Party.
- Company dir.
- Pres, Boy Scouts' Assn.
Military service
- First World War: Lieutenant-Colonel 1st AIF (CMG 1918, DSO 1917, MID). Second World War: Brigadier 2nd AIF.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cohen-harold-edward-5712
Other Online: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/1123
Other:
- No VicBI, VicDI 1946/11927, AJHS marriages.