Charles North (politician)
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The Honourable Charles North |
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 31 July 1947 – 5 August 1953 |
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| Premier |
Ross McLarty Albert Hawke |
| Preceded by | Joseph Sleeman |
| Succeeded by | Aloysius Rodoreda |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Claremont |
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In office 22 March 1924 – 7 April 1956 |
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| Preceded by | John Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Harold Cromellin |
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14 September 1887 Perth, Western Australia |
| Died | 30 September 1979 Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Political party |
Commonwealth Liberal (1914) Nationalist (to 1945) Liberal (from 1945) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Charles Frederic John North (14 September 1887 – 30 September 1979) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1924 to 1956, initially representing the Nationalist Party and later the Liberal Party. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1953.
North was born in Perth to Flora Frances (née Hamersley) and Frederic Dudley North. His father, a prominent civil servant, was a grandson of the Scottish artist Sir Francis Grant and a descendant of the Barons North. His mother was the daughter of Edward Hamersley II, a member of the pioneering Hamersley family of Western Australia. North attended Hale School, Perth, before being sent to England to continue his education at Rugby School. He studied law at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts. He was also a member of the college eight for three years. North was called to the Bar as part of the Middle Temple in 1912. He was admitted to the Western Australian bar upon his return to Australia the following year, and, making his debut in politics, went on to contest the 1914 federal election for the Commonwealth Liberal Party, standing for the Senate. North served as a captain in the No. 16 Squadron RAF in World War I, as an observer-air gunner. He returned to Western Australia after the conclusion of the war, practising as a solicitor in Perth. He was elected to the Cottesloe Municipal Council in 1921, and served as Mayor of Cottesloe from 1923 to 1924.
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