Charles Royds (politician)
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Charles Royds
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|image = Charles James Royds - Queensland Politician.png
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| constituency_AM1 = Leichhardt
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 4 May 1860
| term_end1 = 8 February 1864
| predecessor1 = New seat
| successor1 = Edmund Royds
| alongside1 = Robert Herbert, Gordon Sandeman
| term_start2 = 29 June 1868
| term_end2 = 30 January 1872
| predecessor2 = Edmund Royds
| successor2 = Edmund Royds
| alongside2 = John Scott, Gordon Sandeman
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1827|8|26|df=y}}
|birth_place = Brereton, Cheshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1898|7|15|1827|8|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
|restingplace =
|birthname = Charles James Royds
|nationality = English Australian
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| occupation = Station Lessee
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Charles James Royds (1827–1898) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.{{cite web|title=Royds, Charles James|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/member-register|work=Re-Member Database|publisher=Queensland Parliament|accessdate=15 March 2015}}
Politics
Charles Royds was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Leichhardt on 4 May 1860 (the 1860 Queensland colonial election). On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864.
On 11 May 1868, his brother Edmund Royds resigned the seat and Charles Royd won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868. Charles Royds held the seat until 30 January 1872 when he resigned. His brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 20 February 1872.{{Cite QldMLA|accessdate=15 March 2015}}{{Cite QldElectorate|accessdate=15 March 2015}}
Later life
See also
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