Charles Hardy (Australian politician)

Charles Hardy
Senator for New South Wales
In office
1 July 1932 – 30 June 1938
Personal details
Born (1898-12-12)12 December 1898
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Died 27 August 1941(1941-08-27) (aged 42)
near Coen, Queensland
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Country Party
Occupation Manufacturer

Charles Hardy (12 December 1898 – 27 August 1941) was an Australian politician who served in the Australian Senate between 1932 and 1938.

Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School before serving in the military 1917-1919. He returned to become a manufacturer of building supplies, and was a leader of the Riverina new state movement.[1]

In 1931, he was elected to the Australian Senate for New South Wales as a member of the Country Party, taking his seat in 1932. He was defeated in 1937, leaving the Senate in 1938.[2]

Having left politics, he became a co-ordinator of works with the RAAF. Hardy died in 1941 in a plane crash near Coen, Queensland.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Andrew (1983). "Hardy, Charles Downey (1898–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 9. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Senator one of 3 air victims". The Courier-Mail. 28 August 1941. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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