Charles Taylor (Australian politician)

Australian politician

The Honourable

Charles Taylor

17th Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
20 August 1929 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by| William Bertram
Succeeded by| George Pollock
Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
In office
11 July 1923 – 9 April 1924
Preceded by| William Vowles
Succeeded by| Arthur Moore
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Windsor
In office
16 March 1918 – 11 May 1935
Preceded by| Herbert McPhail
Succeeded by| Herbert Williams
Personal details
Born| (1861-03-24)24 March 1861
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died| 27 April 1944(1944-04-27) (aged 83)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party| CPNP
Other political
affiliations| National, Queensland United Party
Spouse|

Emma Jane Skewes

(m. 1884; died 1942)​

Occupation| Merchant

Charles Taylor (24 March 1861 – 27 April 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of George Taylor and his wife Mary Albina (née Holder). After attending the Church of England school in Ballarat he was an agent for a produce firm in Sydney, before running a seed and produce agency in Brisbane.[1]

On 31 January 1884, Taylor married Emma Jane Skewes[1] (died 1942)[2] in Ballarat and together had two sons and a daughter. He died in Brisbane in April 1944[1] and was cremated at the Mount Thompson Crematorium.[3]

## Political career

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

He entered Queensland state politics as a member of the National Party, winning the seat of Windsor at the 1918 state election.[4] He held the seat until 1935, when he was defeated by Herbert Williams of the Labor Party.[5] He was Leader of the Opposition from 1923 until 1924, and the Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1929 until 1932.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. ^ Family history research -- Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
3. ^ Charles Taylor ( - 1944) -- Heaven Address. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
4. ^ "Summary of Polling". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 571. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2016 - via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ "How Queensland Seats Were Won". The Sunday Mail. No. 624\. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2016 - via National Library of Australia.

Parliament of Queensland

Preceded by

Herbert McPhail

|  Member for Windsor
1918-1935  | Succeeded by

Herbert Williams

Political offices
Preceded by

William Vowles

|  Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
1923-1924  | Succeeded by

Arthur Moore

Preceded by

William Bertram

|  Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
1929-1932  | Succeeded by

George Pollock

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