Charles Goodchap

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Charles Augustus Goodchap (2 April 1837 – 20 October 1896) was a New South Wales politician.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Goodchap was born in Kent, England, and educated at Huntingdon Grammar School. He emigrated to New South Wales in 1853, and obtained a clerkship in the Colonial Secretary's office. He was transferred to the Lands and Works Department in 1856, and, in 1859, to the Department of Public Works. He became Chief Clerk for Railways in 1870, Secretary for Railways in 1875, and Commissioner for Railways in 1878. Goodchap retired from the Civil Service of New South Wales in 1888.{{cite Australasia|Goodchap, Hon. Charles Augustus}}

He stood as a Protectionist candidate in the 1889 election for the Legislative Assembly seat of Redfern and was the fourth candidate elected.{{cite NSW election |year=1889 |district=Redfern |accessdate=18 April 2020}} He did not contest the following election in 1891 due to business commitments.{{cite NSW election |year=1891 |district=Redfern |accessdate=12 April 2020}}

Goodchap was appointed to the Legislative Council in May 1892, where he remained until his death.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=714 |name=Mr Charles Augustus Goodchap (1837-1896) |former=Yes |access-date=30 June 2020}}

Goodchap died unmarried in Potts Point, Sydney, on 20 October 1896.