Charles Joseph Booker
Australian politician (1865–1925)
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Charles Joseph Booker (3 June 1865 – 4 June 1925) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Charles Booker | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough | |
| In office 2 October 1909 – 27 April 1912 | |
| Preceded by | John Adamson |
| Succeeded by | Edward Corser |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay | |
| In office 27 April 1912 – 16 March 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Walker |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Joseph Booker 3 June 1865 |
| Died | 4 June 1925 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | St Matthew's Church of England Cemetery |
| Party | Queensland Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Ministerialist |
| Spouse | Jessie Irene Carter (m.1891 d.1937) |
| Occupation | Company director |
Biography
Booker was born in Maryborough, Queensland, the son of Charles Edward Sydney[2] Booker and his wife Margaret (née Shea).[3][1] He attended Ipswich Grammar School and later on was a Director of Walkers Limited.[1]
In 1891, Booker married Jessie Irene Carter (died 1937)[3] in Sydney and together had one son. He died in Warra in June 1925[1] and his funeral proceeded from Lumeah, his Graceville residence, to St Matthew's Church of England Cemetery.[4]
Public life
After unsuccessfully standing for the two member seat of Maryborough at the 1907 Queensland state elections,[5] Booker won the seat two years later in 1909.[6] Maryborough was reduced to a one-member constituency for the 1912 Queensland state elections and he then won the seat of Wide Bay, holding it until his defeat by Andrew Thompson in 1918.[7]
Booker was also a member of the Perry Shire Council.[1]