Charles_Booker_(Australian_politician)

Charles Joseph Booker

Charles Joseph Booker

Australian politician (1865–1925)

Charles Joseph Booker (3 June 1865 – 4 June 1925) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough, Preceded by ...

Biography

Booker was born in Maryborough, Queensland, the son of Charles Edward Sydney[2] Booker and his wife Margaret (née Shea).[3][1] He attended Ipswich Grammar School and later on was a Director of Walkers Limited.[1]

In 1891, Booker married Jessie Irene Carter (died 1937)[3] in Sydney and together had one son. He died in Warra in June 1925[1] and his funeral proceeded from Lumeah, his Graceville residence, to St Matthews Church of England Cemetery.[4]

Public life

After unsuccessfully standing for the two member seat of Maryborough at the 1907 Queensland state elections,[5] Booker won the seat two years later in 1909.[6] Maryborough was reduced to a one-member constituency for the 1912 Queensland state elections and he then won the seat of Wide Bay, holding it until his defeat by Andrew Thompson in 1918.[7]

Booker was also a member of the Perry Shire Council.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    Deceased search — Fraser Coast Regional Council Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    Charles Joseph BOOKER — Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    "VOTING ANALYSES". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIII, no. 15, 402. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. [6]
    "DETAILS OF VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 140. Queensland, Australia. 4 October 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. [7]
    "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 773. Queensland, Australia. 19 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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