Charles Griffiths

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Charles Edward Griffiths (26 June 1903 – 17 May 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in Jesmond, New South Wales, he attended public schools and became a railwayman with New South Wales Railways, rising to become an official in the Australian Railways Union. He was appointed to the Australian Labor Party's New South Wales Executive before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1949 as the member for the new seat of Shortland. He held the seat until his retirement in 1972. Griffiths died in 1982.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by new seat	Member for Shortland 1949 – 1972	Succeeded by Peter Morris

Persondata
NAME	Griffiths, Charles Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	26 June 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jesmond, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	17 May 1982
PLACE OF DEATH