Henry Thomas Givens was an Australian politician. He served as a Senator for Queensland from 1904 until his death in 1928 and was President of the Senate from 1913 to 1926. He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), serving briefly in the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1899–1902), but became a Nationalist after the party split of 1916. He was born in Ireland and worked as a labourer, miner, trade unionist and newspaper editor before entering politics.

John Valentine MacDonald was an Australian politician and journalist. He served three terms as a Senator for Queensland – in 1922, in 1928 and from 1932 to 1937 – representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP).