Charles Edward Griffiths (26 June 1903 – 17 May 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in

Jesmond, New South Wales Jesmond () is a suburb of the City of Newcastle LGA, located about west of the Newcastle CBD in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is both a commercial centre and dormitory suburb of Newcastle. Residents include Australian ...

, he attended public schools and became a railwayman with New South Wales Railways, rising to become an official in the

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. He was appointed to the

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Executive before his election to the

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in 1949 as the member for the new seat of Shortland. He held the seat until his retirement in

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. Griffiths' 23 years as a member of federal parliament coincided with Labor's longest stint out of office. Griffiths died in 1982.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Shortland Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1903 births 1982 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub