Charles Royds | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Leichhardt |
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In office 4 May 1860 – 8 February 1864 Serving with Robert Herbert, Gordon Sandeman |
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Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Edmund Royds |
In office 29 June 1868 – 30 January 1872 Serving with John Scott, Gordon Sandeman |
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Preceded by | Edmund Royds |
Succeeded by | Edmund Royds |
Personal details | |
Born |
Charles James Royds 26 August 1827 Brereton, Cheshire, England |
Died | 15 July 1898 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
(aged 70)
Nationality | English Australian |
Occupation | Station Lessee |
Charles James Royds (1827–1898) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Charles Royds was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Leichhardt on 4 May 1860 (the 1860 Queensland colonial election). On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864.
On 11 May 1868, his brother Edmund Royds resigned the seat and Charles Royd won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868. Charles Royds held the seat until 30 January 1872 when he resigned. His brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 20 February 1872.
Royds died on 15 July 1898 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England aged 70 years.