Charles Taylor (24 March 1861 – 27 April 1944) was a member of the

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. He was born in

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, the son of the George Taylor and his wife Mary Albina (née Holder). After attending the

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school in Ballarat he was an agent for a produce firm in Sydney, before running a seed and produce agency in

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. On 31 January 1884, Taylor married Emma Jane Skewes (died 1942)Family history research
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births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016. in Ballarat and together had two sons and a daughter. He died in Brisbane in April 1944 and was

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at the

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.Charles Taylor ( - 1944)
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Political career

Taylor started his career in politics as an alderman on the Windsor Town Council, including serving as mayor in 1915. He entered

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state politics as a member of the National Party, winning the seat of

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at the 1918 state election. He held the seat until 1935, when he was defeated by Herbert Williams of the Labor Party. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1923 until 1924, and the

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from 1929 until 1932.

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19th-century Anglicans 20th-century Anglicans Australian Anglicans Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly National Party (Queensland, 1917) members of the Parliament of Queensland Politicians from Brisbane Politicians from Melbourne 1861 births 1944 deaths {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub