Charles Dutton (politician)

Charles Dutton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Leichhardt
In office 23 August 1883 – 5 May 1888 Serving with John Scott
Preceded by	Albrecht Feez
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Charles Boydell Dutton 16 August 1834 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 February 1904 (aged 69) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Martha Ann Alice Coley
Occupation	Squatter, Grazier
Religion	Church of England

Charles Boydell Dutton (16 August 1834 – 5 February 1904), was pastoralist and politician in colonial Queensland.^[1]

Early life

Dutton was born in Singleton, New South Wales,^[1] son of Henry Pelerin Dutton (c. 1803 – 30 January 1870), a Hunter River squatter, and his wife Sophia Hume Dutton, née Bell (c. 1804 – 18 August 1889).^[2]

Politics

Dutton was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Leichhardt from 23 August 1883 to 5 May 1888 and Secretary for Lands from 13 November 1883 to 30 August 1887; Secretary for Works and Mines from the latter date till 12 December 1887; and from that date till 13 June 1888 Secretary for Railways^[3] in the First Griffith Ministry. At the general election in 1888, Dutton was an unsuccessful candidate for the Leichhardt district. Dutton, who embraced Henry George's land nationalisation theories, and endeavoured as Secretary for Lands to give some approximate effect to them in legislation, then became a squatter in New South Wales.^[4]

Later life

Dutton died on 5 February 1904 in Armidale, New South Wales.^[1]

Legacy

The suburb of Dutton Park in Brisbane is named after him.^[5] Australian federal politician, Peter Dutton, is Charles Dutton's great great grandson.^[6]

References

1. Kingston, Beverley. "Dutton, Charles Boydell (1834–1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
2. "Family Notices.". The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842). NSW: National Library of Australia. 22 August 1833. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2015. H. P. Dutton was for a time referred to as "Henry Pelham Dutton", but it is not clear whether this was an alternative name or a repeated typographical error.
3. "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012" (PDF). Parliament of Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
4. Mennell, Philip (1892). " Dutton, Hon. Charles Boydell". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource 
5. "Dutton Park (entry 10959)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
6. Di Stefano, Mark (2016-05-22). "It Looks Like We've Found Peter Dutton's Great, Great Grandfather". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2016-11-22.