Charles Lindsay (Australian politician)
Charles Lindsay (c. 1812 – 11 December 1884) was a Scottish pastoralist and politician in the young colony of South Australia.
He was elected to the Adelaide Philosophical Society in August 1859[1] and appointed Justice of the Peace in 1862.[2]
He was MHA for Flinders from November 1862 to February 1865, whereupon he left for England, never to return. He built a mansion on the family property in Lanarkshire.[3] He died in London.
His brother John Lindsay was MHA for Encounter Bay from 1860 to 1865.
References[]
- ^ "Adelaide Philosophical Society". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 24 August 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Justices of the Peace". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 26 September 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Anglo-Colonial Notes". Adelaide Observer. 30 October 1875. p. 17. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
Categories:
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
- Australian pastoralists
- 1812 births
- 1884 deaths
- 19th-century Australian politicians
- 19th-century Australian businesspeople