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
[edit]- ^ a b "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.