Charles Marr

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Sir Charles William Clanan Marr (23 March 1880 - 20 October 1960) was an Australian politician and government minister.

Marr was born in Sydney and educated at Newington College and Sydney Technical College, graduating as an electrical engineer. He took an early interest in radio broadcasting and developed this interest while in military service during World War I.

Marr commenced his political career by winning the Nationalist Party endorsement for the seat of Parkes from the incumbent Bruce Smith prior to the 1919 general election. He easily won the seat and retained it until defeated by Edward McTiernan in 1929. He regained the seat at a by-election when McTiernan resigned to join the High Court of Australia in 1931 and held the seat until 1943, initially as a Nationalist and later as a member of the United Australia Party.

Marr held a number of cabinet posts in the Bruce and Lyons governments, including Health, Home and Territories, Railways and Repatriation.

He was knighted in 1934 for his role in organising the Australian tour of the Duke of Gloucester. [1]

Preceded by John McNeill

Minister for Health 1932–1934

Succeeded by Billy Hughes