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Cohen, Harold Edward (1881–1946)

	Cohen, Harold Edward (1881–1946)
Born	25 November, 1881 St Kilda, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	29 October, 1946 (aged 64) South Melbourne, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (brain)
Religious Influence	Jewish
Related Entries [View as tree]	Cohen, Edward (son) Cohen, Annie (mother) Cohen, Montague (father) Hart, Elizabeth (aunt) Cohen, Benjamin Stanhope (uncle) Marks, Alexander (uncle by marriage) Hart, Alfred David (uncle by marriage) Cohen, Rebecca (grandmother) Cohen, Edward Aaron (grandfather) Cohen, Simeon (grandfather) Hart, Rupert Alfred (cousin) Cohen, Elma (cousin) Jacobs, Keith John (cousin)
Education*	Xavier College (Melbourne) (student, 1893-1898) University of Melbourne (student, 1899-1900)
Occupation*	army officer (1901-1927) Federal, Australia solicitor (1904-1946) Victoria, Australia company director (1919-1946) Victoria, Australia racehorse owner (1919-1946) Victoria, Australia Boy Scouts' leader (1920-1946) Victoria, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1929-1943) Victoria, Australia Member of Upper House (1929-1935) Victoria, Australia brewer (1930-1946) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1935-1943) Victoria, Australia army officer (1940-1944) Federal, Australia Red Cross administrator (1940-1941) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (army officer) World War II (army officer) 6th Field Artillery Brigade (commanding officer, 1915-1919)
Awards	Bowen prize (University of Melbourne) (recipient, 1900) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1917) Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1918)
Clubs*	Constitutional Club (Melbourne) (member, ?-1946) Mercantile Rowing Club (Melbourne) (member) Legacy Club of Melbourne (Vic) (member, 1924-1946) Legacy Club of Melbourne (Vic) (president, 1924-1924) Constitutional Club (Melbourne) (president, 1926-1926)
Legacies*	Harold Cohen prize (University of Melbourne) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Associated Pulp and Paper Mills (company director, ?-1946) Australian Brewers' Association (president, ?-1946) Boy Scouts (Vic) (president) Carlton and United Breweries Ltd (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Carlton Brewery (company director, ?-1946) de Bavay's Processes Aust. Pty. Ltd (company direct, ?-1946) Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australia Ltd (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Foster Brewing Co (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Liquor Trades' Defence Union (Vic) (president) Manufacturers' Bottle Co of Victoria Pty Ltd (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Minerals Separation (company director, ?-1946) Returned Services League (Vic) (committee member) Shamrock Brewing and Malting Co Pty Ltd (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Standard Mutual Building Society (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Swan Brewery Co (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Victorian Associated Brewers (president, ?-1946) Zinc Investments Ltd (chairman of directors, ?-1946) Boy Scouts (Vic) (chief commissioner, 1922-1925) Rotary Club of Melbourne (president, 1926-1926)
Workplaces*	Pavey, Wilson & Cohen (partner, 1904-1946)

* Dates are approximate