Charles Meredith (politician)

Charles Meredith
Charles Meredith monument in Hobart, Tasmania

Charles Meredith (29 May 1811 – 2 March 1880) was an Australian grazier and politician. He served as Tasmanian Colonial Treasurer for several years in the mid-to-late 19th century.[1]

Life

They sailed for Sydney in the Letitia and arrived in September. While Charles inspected sheep stations on the Murrumbidgee River, Louisa stayed at Bathurst. After a few weeks in Sydney, they moved to suburban Homebush.[2] Meredith then returned to Tasmania. In 1843, he was made a police magistrate at Port Sorell in the north-west.

References

  • Serle, Percival (1949). "Meredith, Charles". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
  1. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Meredith, Hon. Charles" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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