Charles Lindsay (Australian politician)
Charles Lindsay (c. 1812 – 11 December 1884) was a Scottish pastoralist and politician in the young colony of South Australia.
He was elected to the Adelaide Philosophical Society in August 1859[1] and appointed Justice of the Peace in 1862.[2]
He was MHA for Flinders from November 1862 to February 1865,[3] whereupon he left for England, never to return. He built a mansion on the family property in Lanarkshire.[4] He died in London.
His brother John Lindsay was MHA for Encounter Bay from 1860 to 1865.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Adelaide Philosophical Society". South Australian Register. 24 August 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via Trove.
- ^ "Justices of the Peace". South Australian Register. 26 September 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via Trove.
- ^ "Charles Lindsay". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Anglo-Colonial Notes". Adelaide Observer. 30 October 1875. p. 17. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via Trove.
- ^ "John Lindsay". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2022.