Charles Joseph Byrnes (1835 – 22 October 1917) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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, the youngest son of Ruth Barber and James Byrnes, a storekeeper and early New South Wales politician. His uncle

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was also a member of the Legislative Council. The younger Byrnes was articled to a solicitor, but chose business over law and took over the family wool mill at Parramatta. He also owned a tweed mill at Granville, and was a long-serving alderman and

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. In 1874 he was elected to the

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for

. He retired in 1877, was re-elected in 1880, and retired again in 1882. Byrnes died at Parramatta in 1917.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrnes, Charles 1835 births 1917 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors and Lord Mayors of Parramatta Colony of New South Wales politicians