Charles Coxen
Charles Coxen | |
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Queensland Legislative Assembly for Northern Downs | |
| In office 4 May 1860 – 1 July 1867 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Henry Thorn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Coxen 20 April 1809 Grazier, Museum administrator, Ornithologist |
Charles Coxen (20 April 1809 – 17 May 1876) was a
Early life
Coxen was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England. He emigrated to New South Wales, Australia, in 1834, to join his elder brother Stephen who had emigrated there seven years previously. During 1834-1835 he travelled through the sparsely settled country between the Hunter and Namoi Rivers, including the Liverpool Plains, collecting specimens of birds and mammals.
After gaining experience in pastoral management at his brother's property “Yarrundi” near
From 1855 to 1860 Coxen served as a member of a standing jury appointed to try civil cases in Brisbane.
Politics
At the 1860 colonial election, Coxen was elected the representative of the Northern Downs to Queensland's first parliament. He held that seat until 1867 election, where he was defeated by Henry Thorn. During that period, he was the Chairman of Committees from 28 July 1863 to 29 May 1867.[1]
Later life
After losing his parliamentary seat in 1867, he visited the new
Coxen died at
There is also Charles Coxen Close, Oxley Vale, a suburb of Tamworth in northern New South Wales.[3]
References
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- ^ Pioneer's chapel and burial ground — chapelhill.homeip.net Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Google (29 July 2021). "Charles Coxen Cl, Oxley Vale NSW 2340" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- Chisholm, A. H. (1969). 'Coxen, Charles (1809–1876)'. In: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, pp 487–488.[1]
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