▁Gold fields ▁region . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁Hor an ▁entered ▁parliament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁state ▁election , ▁standing ▁for ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party . ▁He ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁Fer gie ▁Re id , ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁for ▁pr ese lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁election , ▁but ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁majority . ▁Hor an ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁but ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁election ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁Labor ▁pr ese lection ▁by ▁Charles ▁Hudson . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁but ▁pol led ▁only ▁ 3 7 . 4 ▁percent ▁in ▁a ▁two - c andid ate ▁race . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁elections , ▁Hor an ▁stood ▁as ▁an ▁" in dependent ▁Labor " ▁candidate ▁for ▁South ▁Province , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁John ▁Kir wan . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁served ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁France ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Australian ▁T unn elling ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Canadian ▁T unn elling ▁Company ▁( on ▁second ment ). ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Hor an ▁lived ▁in ▁Per th ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁various ▁administrative ▁positions . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁aged ▁ 5 6 , ▁and ▁was