Charles Court
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Sir Charles Court AK KCMG OBE |
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Charles Court in 1953
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| 21st Premier of Western Australia | |
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In office 8 April 1974 – 25 January 1982 |
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| Preceded by | John Tonkin |
| Succeeded by | Ray O'Connor |
| Constituency | Nedlands |
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| Born |
29 September 1911 Crawley, Sussex, England, UK |
| Died | 22 December 2007 (aged 96) Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australian
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| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Steffanoni |
| Children | Victor (b. 1938) Barrymore (b. 1941) Kenneth (b. 1943) Richard (b. 1947) Geoffrey (b. 1949) |
| Profession | Accountant |
Sir Charles Walter Michael Court, AK KCMG OBE (29 September 1911 – 22 December 2007) was a Western Australian politician, and the 21st Premier of Western Australia from 1974 to 1982. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
Court's family emigrated from his birthplace Crawley, Sussex, England, to Perth when he was 6 months old. He went to primary school in Leederville, and then to Perth Boys School. His Salvation Army parents induced him to play the cornet in their Sunday parades and he became a proficient player. He began formal music training at 12 and became a member of the RSL Memorial Band. He also inherited a strong union background from his father, a plumber, and joined the Musicians Union at the age of 14, playing in annual May Day parades. In 1930 he competed in the national band competition held in Tanunda and won the brass solo competition, the "Champion of Champions".
Court aspired to study law but his parents could not afford the university fees, so while working as a newspaper delivery boy he studied accounting at night school. In 1927 he was articled to a firm of auditors and eventually qualified as an accountant and went into his own practice in 1933. He became a foundation partner of Hendry Rae & Court in 1938, which he remained a partner in until 1970.
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