Charles Tucker (politician)

Charles Tucker (20 February 1857 – 5 December 1928) was Mayor of Adelaide from 1894 to 1898 and a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the seats of Encounter Bay and Alexandra.

Born at Walkerville, South Australia, Tucker was a mayor of Port Adelaide.

Associated with the shipping agents Graves & Co. and Malpas & Co.

Also associated with mining and F. Ayers, Blades, Gall, Scandinavian mine at Purnamoota, Euriowie, Teetulpa, Newcastle mine, Thackaringa Copper mine and Balhannah goldmining company. Owner of Trinity Moonta Mine.

Tucker was a member of the Assembly for Encounter Bay (29 April 1899 to 6 July 1899 and 29 July 1899 to 2 May 1902) and Alexandra (3 May 1902 to 2 November 1906).

More sensational details of his private life were published by the Kalgoorlie Sun.

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