Charles Sandford (politician)

Charles Sandford
Charles Sandford
Senator for Victoria
	In office; 1 July 1947 – 30 June 1956
	In office; 6 June 1957 – 22 October 1966
Preceded by	Jack Devlin
Succeeded by	George Poyser
Personal details
Born	11 September 1895; Creswick, Victoria
Died	22 October 1966 (aged 71); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Railway worker

Charles Walter Sandford (11 September 1895 – 22 October 1966) was an Australian politician.

Born in Creswick, Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a railway worker. He served in the military from 1914 to 1918, and returned as an official with the Australian Railways Union. During World War II he was a public servant.

In 1946 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria, taking his seat in 1947. He was defeated in 1955 (taking effect in 1956), but on 6 June 1957 he returned to the Senate, appointed to the casual vacancy caused by the death of Labor Senator Jack Devlin.

In 1966, Sandford fell ill on board a flight from Hong Kong to Sydney, returning from the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Tehran;^[1] he died on 22 October at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.^[2] George Poyser was appointed to replace him.^[3]

References[]

^ "SANDFORD, Charles Walter (1895–1966) Senator for Victoria, 1947–56, 1957–66 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "Senator Sandford dies in Brisbane". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 516). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 October 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2008.

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[senatebio-1] "SANDFORD, Charles Walter (1895–1966) Senator for Victoria, 1947–56, 1957–66 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[bris-2] "Senator Sandford dies in Brisbane". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 516). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 October 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[Psephos-3] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2008.

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Charles Sandford


Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1947 – 30 June 1956
In office 6 June 1957 – 22 October 1966
Preceded by	Jack Devlin
Succeeded by	George Poyser

Personal details
Born	(1895-09-11)11 September 1895 Creswick, Victoria
Died	22 October 1966(1966-10-22) (aged 71) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Railway worker