Charles Griffith (Australian politician)
Charles James Griffith (August 1808 – 31 July 1863) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the first Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1][2]
Griffith was born in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland, the fifth son of Richard Griffith,[2] MP,[1] and his second wife Mary Henrietta, née Burgh.
Griffith was educated at the Trinity College, Dublin (M.A., 1832) and called to the Irish bar.[2] He arrived in the Port Phillip District (later to become the colony of Victoria) in 1840.[1]
On 31 October 1851[3] Griffith was sworn-in as a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council, a position he held until resigning June 1852. He was replaced in the Council by John Riddell.[3] Griffith was then elected to the Council as a member for Normanby, Dundas and Follett, on 1 June 1853,[4] he resigned in April 1854, but was re-elected in June 1854 and held the seat until the unicameral Council was abolished in March 1856.[1]
Griffith was elected to the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dundas and Follett, being sworn-in in November 1856. He resigned from the Assembly in 1858.
Griffith died childless on 31 July 1863 at his home in Dandenong Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Griffith, Charles James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Woods, Carole. "Griffith, Charles James (1808–1863)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 166. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria II.
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| New creation | Nominated Member 31 October 1851 – June 1852 |
Succeeded by John Riddell |
| New seat | Member for Normanby, Dundas and Follett June 1853 – April 1854 June 1854 – March 1856 With: James Palmer |
Original Council abolished |
| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
| New creation | Member for Dundas and Follett November 1856 – February 1858 |
Succeeded by William Mollison |