Charles Hastings Barton
| Charles Barton | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough |
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| In office 11 March 1902 – 16 June 1902 Serving with John Norman |
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| Preceded by | John Annear |
| Succeeded by | Henry Garde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Hastings Barton 1 January 1829 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Maryborough Cemetery |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Basedow, Elizabeth Basedow |
| Relations | Geoffrey Barton (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Religion | Church of England |
Charles Hastings Barton (1 January 1829 - 16 June 1902) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Biography
Barton was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the son of Charles Cutts Barton and his wife Emillia Ann (née Middleton). His brother was Geoffrey Barton, who was to became a Major-general in the British Army. He was educated at Eton and the University of Oxford. After arriving in Adelaide he was a Bachelor of Arts tutor and took up sheep farming in winegrowing. He founded the Kapunda Herald and the Sud Australische Zeitung, a newspaper written in German. After arriving in Queensland he was the editor and later, the lead-writer of the Maryborough Chronicle from 1867. He then was the classics and second master at Maryborough Boys Grammar School from 1881 until 1896.[1]
Barton was married twice, firstly to Catherine Basedow whom he married at Tanunda and together had a son and three daughters. He then married Catherine's sister, Elizabeth Basedow, also in Tanunda and this marriage produced another two sons and five daughters. Barton died in Maryborough in June of 1902[1] and his funeral proceeded from his Kent Street residence to the Maryborough Cemetery.[2]
Public career
Barton, representing the Labour Party, won one of the two positions for the two-member seat of Maryborough at the 1902 Queensland state election. He served alongside John Norman, also of the Labour Party.[3] Barton died three months after the election and before he could take his seat in the House.[1]
References
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Maryborough 1902 Served alongside: John Norman |
Succeeded by John Norman |
