Mr Edward Charles (2) CLOSE (1825 - 1887)

Date of Birth: 21/01/1825
Place of Birth: Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 19/02/1887
Place of Death: St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	24 Jun 1859	10 Nov 1864	5yr(s) 4mth(s) 18day(s)
Member for Morpeth	24 Jun 1859	12 Jul 1860	1yr(s) 19day(s)	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Member for Morpeth	18 Sep 1862	10 Nov 1864	2yr(s) 1mth(s) 24day(s)	4th (1860 - 1864)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.4	2 Sep 1859	4 Jul 1860	10mths 3days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Claims of Mr David Morris and others Committee No.11	20 Sep 1859	4 Jul 1860	9mths 15days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company’s Railway Bill Committee No.14	20 Sep 1859	4 Jul 1860	9mths 15days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.13	20 Sep 1859	4 Jul 1860	9mths 15days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Petition of Mrs Frances Dr Courcy Committee No.25	18 Oct 1859	4 Jul 1860	8mths 17days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Port of Newcastle Committee No.29	14 Dec 1859	4 Jul 1860	6mths 21days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Petition of Mrs Mary Jones Committee No.31	3 Feb 1860	4 Jul 1860	5mths 2days	3rd (1859 - 1860)	Chairman
Sydney Insurance Company’s Act Amendment Bill Committee No.33	4 Feb 1860	4 Jul 1860	5mths 1day	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Maitland Pasturage Reserve Committee No.34	16 Feb 1860	4 Jul 1860	4mths 19days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Dean of St Andrew’s Sydney Committee No.36	17 Feb 1860	9 Nov 1860	8mths 24days	3rd (1859 - 1860)
Railway through Ultimo Estate No.44	2 Dec 1862	20 Dec 1862	19days	4th (1860 - 1864)
Reservations upon Runs in Tumut District Committee No.25	29 Sep 1863	11 Mar 1864	5mths 12days	4th (1860 - 1864)

Community Activity

Commanding officer Maitland Volunteer Rifle Corps. President of Maitland Hospital Board.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Pastoralist and landholder. Laid the foundation stone of St James's Church of England, Morpeth on 2 January 1837. St James's church was consecrated on 31 December 1840 by Bishop Broughton.

Personal

Son of Major Edward Charles and his wife Sophia Susannah Palmer. Father was also a member of the first Legislative Council. Married on 24 July 1847 to Louisa Slade Platt at Morpeth and had issue, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Church of England.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, pp 231-2; New South Wales. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 1858, Volume 2, pp 719, 722;

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