Charles Bridges (politician)
Charles Bridges
Charles Brill Bridges (7 March 1881 – 17 June 1955) was an Australian politician.
Early life[]
He was born at Carcoar to leaseholder Henry Bridges. He was educated in Victoria and became a caterer.[1]
Career[]
He was a Paddington alderman from 1917 to 1922 and served on Sydney City Council from 1918 to 1921 and from 1922 to 1924. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1925 to 1937 and from 1940 to 1943.[1]
Family[]
On 12 July 1900 he married Beatrice Camilla Leisner, with whom he had one son.[1]
Death[]
Bridges died at Wahroonga in 1955.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Charles Brill Bridges". Sydney's Aldermen. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Mr Charles Brill Bridges (1881-1955)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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- 1881 births
- 1955 deaths
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- 20th-century Australian politicians