Charles Stevens (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.^[1] 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.^[2] As he hadn't returned, in June 1877 he was declared insolvent,^[3] and his seat in parliament was declared vacant.^[4]

Stevens died at Newcastle in 1883 (aged 60).^[1]^[5]

References

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

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Preceded by

James Hannell

Member for Northumberland
1874–1877

Succeeded by

William Turner

[nsw-1] 1 2 "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.

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