Charles Moran (politician)

The Honourable
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
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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 Goldfields in 1893, working for a water supply contractor.[1] At the 1894 general election, aged 25, Moran stood for parliament and was elected to the new seat of Yilgarn. His opponent was Lancel de Hamel, who had been in parliament since 1889.[2]

At the 1897 election, Moran transferred to the new seat of East Coolgardie.[2] 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.[1] At the 1901 election, the seat of East Coolgardie was abolished, and Moran unsuccessfully attempted to transfer to the new seat of Kalgoorlie. He was defeated by the Labor candidate, William Johnson. Later in the year, Moran also contested the West Kimberley by-election, but was defeated by Sydney Pigott.[2]

Moran eventually re-entered parliament at the 1902 West Perth by-election, which had been caused by the death of the premier, George Leake. He was re-elected at the 1904 state election, but at the 1905 election attempted to transfer to the seat of Perth. He was unsuccessful, losing to the sitting member, Harry Brown.[2] In 1907, Moran purchased a farm in Wagin (in the Great Southern region). He subsequently became prominent in agricultural circles, and was a trustee of the Agricultural Bank of Western Australia from 1921 to 1930. Moran died in Perth in 1936, aged 68.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Charles John Moran – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
Parliament of Western Australia
New seat Member for Yilgarn
1894–1897
Succeeded by
William Oats
New seat Member for East Coolgardie
1897–1901
Abolished
Preceded by
George Leake
Member for West Perth
1902–1905
Succeeded by
Frederick Illingworth
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