Charles Moran (politician)

Charles Moran
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 9 July 1894 – 7 May 1897
Preceded by	None (new seat)
Succeeded by	William Oats
Constituency	Yilgarn
In office 7 May 1897 – 24 April 1901
Preceded by	None (new seat)
Succeeded by	None (abolished)
Constituency	East Coolgardie
In office 14 July 1902 – 27 October 1905
Preceded by	George Leake
Succeeded by	Frederick Illingworth
Constituency	West Perth
Personal details
Born	(1868-11-20)20 November 1868 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 December 1936(1936-12-18) (aged 68) Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Charles John Moran (20 November 1868 – 18 December 1936) was an Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1894 to 1901 and again from 1902 to 1905. He was a minister in the government of George Throssell.

Moran was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, to Irish parents. He was educated at Catholic schools in Toowoomba and Brisbane, and matriculated to the University of Sydney, although he did not complete a degree there. Moran moved to Western Australia in 1890, and initially worked as an apprentice to architect Andrea Stombuco, superintending part of the construction of the General Post Office Building in Perth. He left for the Eastern Goldfields in 1893, working for a water supply contractor, and subsequently participated in the abortive Siberia rush.

Moran stood for parliament at the 1894 general election, aged 25, and was elected to the new seat of Yilgarn. His opponent was Lancel de Hamel, who had been in parliament since 1889. At the 1897 election, Moran transferred to the new seat of East Coolgardie. When George Throssell replaced Sir John Forrest as premier in early 1901, he was appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands in his new ministry. However, Throssell's government lasted for little more than three months before he was replaced as premier by George Leake, and Moran was not retained as a minister.

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