Charles Edward Griffiths (26 June 1903 – 17 May 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in

Jesmond, New South Wales Jesmond ( ) is a suburb of the City of Newcastle LGA, located about west of the Newcastle CBD in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is both a commercial centre and dormitory suburb of Newcastle. Residents include Australian a ...

, he attended public schools and became a railwayman with New South Wales Railways, rising to become an official in the

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. He was appointed to the

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Executive before his election to the

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1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

as the member for the new seat of Shortland. He held the seat until his retirement in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

. Griffiths' 23 years as a member of federal parliament coincided with Labor's longest stint out of office. Griffiths died in 1982.

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