Charles McGhie

Charles Stewart McGhie (17 May 1839 – 21 January 1917) was a shipwright, newspaper proprietor, and member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

The Hon

Charles McGhie
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
4 May 1904 – 21 January 1917
Personal details
Born
Charles Stewart McGhie

(1839-05-17)17 May 1839
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Died21 January 1917(1917-01-21) (aged 77)
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeMaryborough Cemetery
NationalityScottish Australian
Spouse(s)Maria Holmes (m.1866 d.1904)
OccupationShipwright, newspaper proprietor, railway employee

Early years

McGhie was born at Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in 1863 to William McGhie and his wife Elizabeth (née Stewart) and attended a local Government school.[1] After spending his early manhood at sea, he settled in Queensland. On his arrival, he joined the Railways, which became his career for the next thirty years.[2]

Political life

McGhie became actively interested in politics and was one of the pioneers of the Labour movement in Maryborough becoming a partner in the local labour newspaper, The Alert. He was an alderman, serving for nine years[2] and was mayor of Maryborough in 1898.[1]

In 1899, he represented the Labour Party in standing for the two-member state seat of Maryborough, coming fourth behind the two Ministerialists, Annear and Bartholomew.[3]

McGhie was appointed by the Morgan ministry to the Queensland Legislative council in May 1904,[4] serving for over 12 years till his death in 1917.[1]

Personal life

McGhie married Maria Holmes in April 1866 and together they had nine children.[1] Dying in 1917, his funeral proceeded from his residence in Ferry Street[2] to the Maryborough Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. "[No heading]". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 23 January 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "THE MARYBOROUGH ELECTION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 13 March 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 May 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. Record Details – Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 21 March.
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