Charles Augustus Goodchap (2 April 1837 – 20 October 1896) was a

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politician. Goodchap was born in

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, England, and educated at Huntingdon Grammar School. He emigrated to New South Wales in 1853, and obtained a clerkship in the Colonial Secretary's office. He was transferred to the Lands and Works Department in 1856, and, in 1859, to the Department of Public Works. He became Chief Clerk for Railways in 1870, Secretary for Railways in 1875, and Commissioner for Railways in 1878. Goodchap retired from the Civil Service of New South Wales in 1888. He stood as a

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candidate in the 1889 election for the Legislative Assembly seat of Redfern and was the fourth candidate elected. He did not contest the following election in 1891 due to business commitments. Goodchap was appointed to the

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in May 1892, where he remained until his death. Goodchap died unmarried in Potts Point,

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, on 20 October 1896.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodchap, Charles 1837 births 1896 deaths People from Kent Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians Railway commissioners of New South Wales