Charles Booker (Australian politician)

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Charles Booker
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Maryborough
In office
2 October 1909 – 27 April 1912
Serving with Edward Corser
Preceded byJohn Adamson
Succeeded byEdward Corser
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Wide Bay
In office
27 April 1912 – 16 March 1918
Preceded byHarry Walker
Succeeded byAndrew Thompson
Personal details
Born
Charles Joseph Booker

(1865-06-03)3 June 1865
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Died4 June 1925(1925-06-04) (aged 60)
Warra, Queensland, Australia
Resting place
NationalityAustralian
Political partyQueensland Liberal
Other political
affiliations		Ministerialist
Spouse(s)Jessie Irene Carter (m.1891 d.1937)
OccupationCompany director

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

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 .[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. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ Deceased search — Fraser Coast Regional Council Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ Charles Joseph BOOKER — Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "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.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Maryborough
1909–1912
Served alongside: Edward Corser 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Wide Bay
1912–1918 		Succeeded by
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