Charles Taylor (Queensland politician)

The Honourable Charles Taylor
17th Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office 20 Aug 1929 – 11 Jun 1932
Preceded by	William Bertram
Succeeded by	George Pollock
Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
In office 11 July 1923 – 9 April 1924
Preceded by	William Vowles
Succeeded by	Arthur Moore
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Windsor
In office 16 Mar 1918 – 11 May 1935
Preceded by	Herbert McPhail
Succeeded by	Herbert Williams
Personal details
Born	Charles Taylor 24 March 1861 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	27 April 1944 (aged 83) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	CPNP
Other political affiliations	Nationalist, Queensland United Party
Spouse(s)	Emma Jane Skewes (m.1884 d.1942)
Occupation	Merchant
Religion	Church of England

Charles Taylor (24 March 1861 - 27 April 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Taylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of the George Taylor and his wife Mary Albina (née Holder). After attending the Church of England school in Ballarat he was an agent for a produce firm in Sydney, before running a seed and produce agency in Brisbane.^[1]

On the 31st January 1884, Taylor married Emma Jane Skewes^[1] (died 1942)^[2] in Ballarat and together had two sons and a daughter. He died in Brisbane in April 1944^[1] and was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium.^[3]

Public life

Taylor started his career in politics as an alderman on the Windsor Town Council including the town's mayor in 1915.

He entered Queensland state politics as a member of the Nationalists and winning the seat of Windsor at the 1918 state election.^[4] He held the seat until 1935 when he was defeated by Herbert Williams of the Labor Party.^[5]

He was the Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1929 until 1932 and Leader of the Opposition of Queensland from 1923 until 1924.

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
3. Charles Taylor ( - 1944) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
4. "SUMMARY OF POLLING.". The Brisbane Courier (19,571). Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "HOW QUEENSLAND SEATS WERE WON". Sunday Mail (624). Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.