Charles Griffith (Australian politician)

Charles James Griffith (August 1808 – 31 July 1863) was a politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the first Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Griffith was born in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland, the fifth son of Richard Griffith,[2] MP,[1] and his second wife Mary Henrietta, née Burgh.

Griffith was educated at the Trinity College, Dublin (M.A., 1832) and called to the Irish bar.[2] He arrived in the Port Phillip District (later to become the colony of Victoria) in 1840.[1]

On 31 October 1851[3] Griffith was sworn-in as a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council, a position he held until resigning June 1852. He was replaced in the Council by John Riddell.[3] Griffith was then elected to the Council as a member for Normanby, Dundas and Follett, on 1 June 1853,[4] he resigned in April 1854, but was re-elected in June 1854 and held the seat until the unicameral Council was abolished in March 1856.[1]

Griffith was elected to the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dundas and Follett, being sworn-in in November 1856. He resigned from the Assembly in 1858.

Griffith died childless on 31 July 1863 at his home in Dandenong Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.[2]

Works

The Present State and Prospects of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales . Dublin: William Curry, Jun. and Company. 1845.

References

"Griffith, Charles James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
Woods, Carole. "Griffith, Charles James (1808–1863)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 June 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 166. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. II.

Victorian Legislative Council
New creation	Nominated Member 31 October 1851 – June 1852	Succeeded by John Riddell
New seat	Member for Normanby, Dundas and Follett June 1853 – April 1854 June 1854 – March 1856 With: James Palmer	Original Council abolished
Victorian Legislative Assembly
New creation	Member for Dundas and Follett November 1856 – February 1858	Succeeded by William Mollison

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[parl-1] "Griffith, Charles James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.

[adb-2] Woods, Carole. "Griffith, Charles James (1808–1863)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 June 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[Sweetman-3] Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 166. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[4] Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. II.