Charles Taylor (Australian politician)

Charles Taylor (24 March 1861 – 27 April 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

The Honourable
Charles Taylor
17th Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
20 August 1929 – 11 June 1932
Preceded byWilliam Bertram
Succeeded byGeorge Pollock
Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
In office
11 July 1923 – 9 April 1924
Preceded byWilliam Vowles
Succeeded byArthur Moore
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Windsor
In office
16 March 1918 – 11 May 1935
Preceded byHerbert McPhail
Succeeded byHerbert Williams
Personal details
Born(1861-03-24)24 March 1861
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died27 April 1944(1944-04-27) (aged 83)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCPNP
Other political
affiliations		National, Queensland United Party
Spouse
Emma Jane Skewes
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(m. 1884; died 1942)​
OccupationMerchant

He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of the George Taylor and his wife Mary Albina (née Holder). After attending the Church of England school in Ballarat he was an agent for a produce firm in Sydney, before running a seed and produce agency in Brisbane.[1]

On 31 January 1884, Taylor married Emma Jane Skewes[1] (died 1942)[2] in Ballarat and together had two sons and a daughter. He died in Brisbane in April 1944[1] and was cremated at the Mount Thompson Crematorium.[3]

Political career

Taylor started his career in politics as an alderman on the Windsor Town Council, including serving as mayor in 1915.

He entered Queensland state politics as a member of the National Party, winning the seat of Windsor at the 1918 state election.[4] He held the seat until 1935, when he was defeated by Herbert Williams of the Labor Party.[5] He was Leader of the Opposition from 1923 until 1924, and the Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1929 until 1932.

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. Charles Taylor ( - 1944) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. "Summary of Polling". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 571. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "How Queensland Seats Were Won". The Sunday Mail. No. 624. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


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