Charles Read (Australian politician)
Australian politician
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Charles Read (c. 1825 – 3 March 1910) was a tailor and politician in colonial Australia, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
Read was born in Southampton, England, the son of James Read and Ann, nee Lye.[2] Read arrived in Geelong in October 1849 aboard the Tasman[3] and started business as a tailor.[2] He was involved in the Temperance Society, "with a striking personality, a vigorous platform speaker, he soon began to render splendid service to the organisation".[3] Read was elected as one of the three representatives for Geelong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1856.[1] Read finished third in the field of seven.[3] He was deputy registrar of births etc. at Geelong from 1870 to 1884.[2]