Charles Mein

The Hon Charles Mein
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 19 May 1876 – 22 April 1885
Personal details
Born	Charles Stuart Mein (1841-06-14)14 June 1841 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 June 1890(1890-06-30) (aged 49) Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Anna Theresa McCarthy (m.1872 d.1893)
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Solicitor, Judge of the Supreme Court of Queesland
Religion	Swedenborgianism

Charles Stuart Mein (14 June 1841 – 30 June 1890) was a politician and judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.^[1][2]

Mein was born at Maitland, New South Wales, and attended William Timothy Cape's school, at Darlinghurst until 1857, when he attended the newly opened Sydney Grammar School. He left the school as captain in 1859, and was a colleague of Samuel Griffith from 1860 to 1862 at the University of Sydney, of which he was scholar, and graduated M.A. Mein became private secretary to the Attorney-General of New South Wales, but left for Queensland in 1867, and became a solicitor of the Supreme Court three years later.^[1]

On 19 May 1876, Mein took his seat in the Queensland Legislative Council, and was appointed Postmaster-General and representative in the Council of the John Douglas Ministry on 8 July 1876. He retired with his colleagues in January 1879. In June 1884 Mein took office in the First Griffith Ministry in his former position as Postmaster-General, which he exchanged in the following January for the newly created post of Secretary for Public Instruction. In April 1885 Mr. Mein quit Parliament and the Ministry, and was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court on the death of the late Mr. Justice Pring.^[1]

Mr. Justice Mein died on 30 June 1890 in Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales.^[2] His body was bought back to Brisbane for burial at Toowong Cemetery.^[3]

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