John Thompson Charlton
{{Short description|Australian politician (1826–1878)}}
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John Thompson Charlton, also known as John Charlton Thompson (1826 – 26 November 1878)
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{{cite web |url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/charlton/messages/1240.html |title=John Thompson Charlton b.1826,Hull,Yorkshire |access-date=22 July 2014}} was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.{{cite re-member |num2=409 |name=John Thompson Charlton |access-date=28 August 2022}}
Early life
Charlton was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas Charlton and his wife Rebecca, née Thompson and was baptised on 21 June 1826. Charlton married Hannah Elizabeth Breeze on 30 September 1850 at St Mary-at-Lambeth, Surrey, and the couple emigrated to Australia.
Career in Australia
Charlton was elected member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth in December 1853, a position he held until he resigned in September 1854. The resignation was probably linked to his insolvency proceedings in November 1854 as Members of Parliament could not be bankrupt.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4799524 |title=Domestic intelligence |date=28 October 1854 |newspaper=The Argus |access-date=29 December 2017 |page=5 |via=Trove}}
Charlton became a surveyor, he laid out and named the town of Bundaberg in Queensland in 1870. He was also editor of The Queensland Times using the name John Charlton Thompson.
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| title = Member for Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth
| years = December 1853 – September 1854
|with = James Thomson 1853–1854
Colin Campbell 1854 }}
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Category:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Category:English emigrants to colonial Australia