Charles Maley
| Charles Maley | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 12 March 1921 – 15 October 1929 |
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| Preceded by | James Gardiner |
| Succeeded by | Henry Maley |
| Constituency | Irwin |
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| Born |
28 August 1876 Greenough, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 15 October 1929 (aged 53) West Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party |
Country (to 1924) Nationalist (1924–1929) Country (from 1929) |
Charles Crowther Maley (28 August 1876 – 15 October 1929) was an Australian businessman, farmer, and politician. who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1921 until his death, representing the seat of Irwin.
Maley was born in Greenough, Western Australia, to Elizabeth (née Waldeck) and John Stephen Maley. He was named after Charles Crowther, a local MP and friend of his father. Maley was sent to school in Fremantle, and then returned to Greenough to manage his father's farm. During the gold rush, he moved to Lawlers (a remote mining town), where at various times he owned a hotel, managed a brewery, and served a term on the local road board.
In 1907, Maley and his brothers took up land at Three Springs, which had only just been opened to settlement. He moved there permanently in 1911, and subsequently bought out his brothers' shares in the property. Maley served several terms on the Upper Irwin Road Board (known as the Mingenew Road Board from 1919), and was also involved in the establishment of the North Midlands Football Association, donating a cup for its inaugural season in 1921.
At the 1921 state election, Maley ran successfully for the Country Party in the seat of Irwin. His younger brother, Henry Maley, had won the seat of Greenough at the 1917 election, and served as the Country Party's leader from 1922 to 1923. The Country Party split into two opposing factions in 1923, and both brothers joined the Ministerialist faction, which supported the government of James Mitchell. Charles and several other ex-Country MPs joined the Nationalist Party after the 1924 state election, but his brother was defeated.
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