Charles Bernard English (1902–1974) was a politician in

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, Australia. He was a

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Early life

Charles English was born 30 January 1902 as Goonengerry near

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, the son of James English and his wife Catherine Jane (née Buckley). The family moved to the

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in 1904, and he was educated at

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and at Mount Carmel College,

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. He married Mona Annie Evelyn McConnell on 2 June 1926; the couple had 4 daughters. He was a sawmill owner and tobacco farmer.English, Mr Charles Bernard

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. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

Politics

English won the seat of Mulgrave in the 1953 election as the Labor Party candidate, entering the

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. He held the seat in the 1956 election. On 26 April 1957, he followed

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when he broke away from the ALP and formed the

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(QLP). However, he was defeated at the 1957 election by Robert Watson, the Country Party candidate. English contested Mulgrave again in the

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and 1963 elections but was not successful.

Later life

English died on 5 August 1974 in Brisbane. He was buried in Pinnaroo Cemetery on 7 August 1974.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:English, Charles Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1902 births 1974 deaths Burials at Pinnaroo Cemetery, Brisbane Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Queensland Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians