Charles Taylor | |
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| 17th Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 20 August 1929 – 11 June 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 March 1918 – 11 May 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert McPhail |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1861 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 27 April 1944 (aged 83) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | CPNP |
| Other political affiliations | National, Queensland United Party |
| Spouse |
Emma Jane Skewes
(m. 1884; died 1942) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Charles Taylor (24 March 1861 – 27 April 1944) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of 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 31 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 Mount Thompson Crematorium.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Charles Taylor ( - 1944) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 25 April 2016.