Charles J. Furey (1828 – November 28, 1882) was a political figure in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented

Harbour Main Harbour Main, formerly Harbour Main-Whitbourne and Harbour Main-Bell Island, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 1975, the district elected two MHAs. Between 1972 and the ...

in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1859 to 1861 and from 1865 to 1867 as a Liberal. He was born in

. During the 1861 election in Harbour Main, supporters of Furey and George James Hogsett were fired upon at the polls and the results of the election were called into question. Later, Furey with Hogsett attempted to take a seat in the Newfoundland assembly and was forcibly ejected.* In 1869, he was named a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

for Harbour Main. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1882. Furey died in Harbour Main in 1882.

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* Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1828 births 1882 deaths Newfoundland Colony people {{Newfoundland-politician-stub