Charles James Graham was a politician in

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, Australia. He was a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

. Graham represented the electorate of Clermont from 11 May 1872 to 4 January 1876.

Early life

Charles James Graham was born on 7 October 1839 in

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, Cambridgeshire, England. He was educated at Uppingham and

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, graduating with a BA in 1862 before moving to Australia where he was a

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Family

He married Mary Joseph Enright on 21 September 1871, and they had three children.

Politics

Graham was the Secretary for Public Lands from 15 July 1873 to 8 January 1874.

Later life

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 ''

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''. He later moved to

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where he operated a

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. Graham died on 18 March 1886 in

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, Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Charles Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1839 births 1886 deaths People from South Cambridgeshire District 19th-century Australian politicians 19th-century Australian public servants Colony of Queensland people