Charles Herbert Simpson (28 August 1887 – 12 June 1963) was an Australian politician who was a member of the

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from 1946 until his death. He served as a minister in the government of

Ross McLarty Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, (17 March 1891 – 22 December 1962) was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia. Early life McLarty was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, the youngest of seven children of Edward McLarty ...

. Simpson was born near Yanac,

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, to Mary Ann (née Stone) and John Michael Simpson. He moved to Western Australia at a young age, and in 1905 went to the Murchison goldfields, living at Youanmi for a period. Simpson lived in

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from 1914 to 1916, and then enlisted in the

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, serving in England with the

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. He returned to Australia after the war's end, initially living in Paynesville and later working as a storekeeper and land agent in

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.Charles Herbert Simpson
Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2017. At the 1946 Legislative Council elections, Simpson won a seat in Central Province for the

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. He became a government

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in 1948, and after the 1950 state election was appointed

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, Minister for Railways, and Minister for Mines. Simpson served in cabinet until the McLarty government's defeat at the 1953 state election. He was leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council from 1955 until 1958, when he instead joined the Country Party. Simpson died in office in June 1963, aged 75. He had married Neta Annice Matyr in 1921, with whom he had two daughters.

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