Charles Graham (Queensland politician)
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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|honorific-prefix =
|name = Charles Graham
|honorific-suffix =
|image = StateLibQld 1 111908 Honourable Charles James Graham, 1873.jpg
| caption = Honourable Charles Graham, 1873
| constituency_AM1 = Clermont
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 11 May 1872
| term_end1 = 4 January 1876
| predecessor1 = Oscar De Satge
| successor1 = John Stevenson
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1839|10|7|df=y}}
|birth_place = Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1886|3|18|1839|10|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Albany, Western Australia, Australia
|restingplace =
|birthname = Charles James Graham
|nationality = English Australian
|party =
|otherparty =
|spouse = Mary Joseph Enright (m.1871)
| known_for =
| occupation = Squatter, Editor, Brewery owner
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| alma_mater =
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Charles James Graham was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.{{cite web|title=Charles Graham|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1528838066|website=Charles James Graham Former Members Bio – Queensland Parliament|publisher=Queensland Parliament|accessdate=24 June 2015|ref=qp}} Graham represented the electorate of Clermont from 11 May 1872 to 4 January 1876.
Early life
Charles James Graham was born on 7 October 1839 in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England. He was educated at Uppingham and Peterhouse, graduating with a BA in 1862 before moving to Australia where he was a squatter.
Family
He married Mary Joseph Enright on 21 September 1871, and they had three children.
Politics
Graham was the Secretary for Public Lands from 15 July 1873 to 8 January 1874.
Later life
After resigning from Parliament he was appointed Under Secretary for Public Instruction.
Director-General of Education 1876–1878
Later he became the editor (and later sole owner) of the Peak Downs Telegram.{{cite web|title=Charles James Graham biography|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/graham-charles-james-3648|website=Australian Dictionary of Biography|accessdate=24 June 2015}}
He later moved to Orange, New South Wales where he operated a brewery.
Graham died on 18 March 1886 in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19804204 |title=Obituary. |newspaper=The Queenslander |date=27 March 1886 |accessdate=24 June 2015 |page=491 |via=National Library of Australia}}
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:People from South Cambridgeshire District
Category:19th-century Australian politicians