Charles Clark (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Charles Clark

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Warwick
In office
21 July 1871 – 10 November 1873
Preceded by| James Morgan
Succeeded by| James Morgan
Personal details
Born|

Charles George Henry Carr Clark

(1832-05-25)25 May 1832
Ross, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Died| 16 September 1896(1896-09-16) (aged 64)
Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place| Tenterfield Cemetery
Spouse(s)| Phyllis Seal (m.1858 d.1874), Amy Ralph (m.1877)
Relations| George Clark (brother)
Occupation| Grazier

Charles George Henry Carr Clark (1832–1896) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Politics
* 3 Later life
* 4 References

## Early life[edit]

Born in Van Diemen's Land, he was educated in England at Camberwell Collegiate School.[1]

In 1861 he settled in the Darling Downs in Queensland, where he and his brother George established a successful sheep farm.[1]

## Politics[edit]

Clark served as in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1871 to 1873 as the Member (MLA) for Warwick.[2] The seat had been held from 1867–1868 by his brother George.[1]

## Later life[edit]

Clark died in 1896 and was buried in Tenterfield Cemetery.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Refshauge, Ricahrd (1969). "Clark, Charles George (1832–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
2. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
3. ^ Show people where: Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine -- New South Wales Government Grave Location Search. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

Parliament of Queensland

Preceded by

James Morgan

|  Member for Warwick
1871-1873  | Succeeded by

James Morgan

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