John Thompson Charlton, also known as John Charlton Thompson (1826 – 26 November 1878)[1][2] was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[3]
Early life edit
Charlton was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas Charlton and his wife Rebecca, née Thompson and was baptised on 21 June 1826.[2] Charlton married Hannah Elizabeth Breeze on 30 September 1850 at St Mary-at-Lambeth, Surrey, and the couple emigrated to Australia.[2]
Career in Australia edit
Charlton was elected member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth in December 1853, a position he held until he resigned in September 1854.[3] The resignation was probably linked to his insolvency proceedings in November 1854 as Members of Parliament could not be bankrupt.[4]
Charlton became a surveyor, he laid out and named the town of Bundaberg in Queensland in 1870.[2] He was also editor of The Queensland Times using the name John Charlton Thompson.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Death". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 10 December 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c d e "John Thompson Charlton b.1826,Hull,Yorkshire". Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ a b "John Thompson Charlton". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Domestic intelligence". The Argus. 28 October 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via Trove.