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English-born Australian politician

Charles James Stevens (1823 – 18 November 1883) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in Kent, the son of an Anglican clergyman. He migrated to New South Wales around 1863 and worked as a mine manager at Newcastle. In 1874 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northumberland. He left the colony on an expedition to recover valuable property, including 2,576 ounces of gold, from the General Grant, which wrecked off Auckland Island in 1866. As he hadn't returned, in June 1877 he was declared insolvent, and his seat in parliament was declared vacant.

Stevens died at Newcastle in 1883 (aged 60).

References

  1. ^ "Mr Charles James Stevens (1823-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Insolvency court". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 June 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Insolvency court". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1877. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "Legislative Assembly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 July 1877. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "Deaths: Stevens". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 November 1883. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded byJames Hannell Member for Northumberland
1874–1877 		Succeeded byWilliam Turner
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