Charles Graham | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Clermont | |
In office 11 May 1872 –4 January 1876 | |
Preceded by | Oscar De Satge |
Succeeded by | John Stevenson |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles James Graham 7 October 1839 Hinxton,Cambridgeshire,England |
Died | 18 March 1886 46) Albany,Western Australia,Australia | (aged
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Mary Joseph Enright (m.1871) |
Occupation | Squatter,Editor,Brewery owner |
Charles James Graham was a politician in Queensland,Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1] Graham represented the electorate of Clermont from 11 May 1872 to 4 January 1876.
Charles James Graham was born on 7 October 1839 in Hinxton,Cambridgeshire,England. He was educated at Uppingham and Peterhouse,graduating with a BA in 1862 before moving to Australia where he was a squatter.
He married Mary Joseph Enright on 21 September 1871,and they had three children.
Graham was the Secretary for Public Lands from 15 July 1873 to 8 January 1874.
After resigning from Parliament he was appointed Under Secretary for Public Instruction.
Director-General of Education 1876–1878
Later he became the editor (and later sole owner) of the Peak Downs Telegram . [2]
He later moved to Orange,New South Wales where he operated a brewery.
Graham died on 18 March 1886 in Albany,Western Australia,Australia. [3]
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