Charles James Royds (1827–1898) was a pastoralist and politician in

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, Australia. He was a

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Politics

Charles Royds was elected to the

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in the electoral district of Leichhardt on 4 May 1860 (the

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). On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds resigned and his brother

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won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864. On 11 May 1868, his brother Edmund Royds resigned the seat and Charles Royd won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868. Charles Royds held the seat until 30 January 1872 when he resigned. His brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 20 February 1872.

Later life

Royds died on 15 July 1898 at

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, England aged 70 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Royds, Charles James Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1827 births 1898 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians