Charles Royds
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Leichhardt
In office
4 May 1860 – 8 February 1864
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byEdmund Royds
In office
29 June 1868 – 30 January 1872
Preceded byEdmund Royds
Succeeded byEdmund Royds
Personal details
Born
Charles James Royds

(1827-08-26)26 August 1827
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Died15 July 1898(1898-07-15) (aged 70)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
NationalityEnglish Australian
OccupationStation Lessee

Charles James Royds (1827–1898) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Politics

Charles Royds was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Leichhardt on 4 May 1860 (the 1860 Queensland colonial election). On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864.[2][3]

On 11 May 1868, his brother Edmund Royds resigned the seat and Charles Royd won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868. Charles Royds held the seat until 30 January 1872 when he resigned. His brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 20 February 1872.[2][3]

Later life

Royds died on 15 July 1898 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England aged 70 years.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Royds, Charles James". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 August 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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