Sir Charles Gregory WADE (1863 - 1922)**

Date of Birth: 26/01/1863 Place of Birth: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 26/09/1922 Place of Death: Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 9 Sep 1903 21 Feb 1917 13yr(s) 5mth(s) 13day(s) Member for Willoughby 9 Sep 1903 16 Jul 1904 10mth(s) 8day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Gordon 6 Aug 1904 30 Aug 1904 25day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Gordon 6 Sep 1904 19 Aug 1907 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Gordon 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Gordon 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Member for Gordon 6 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3yr(s) 2mth(s) 16day(s) 23rd (1913 - 1917) Attorney General and Minister of Justice 29 Aug 1904 1 Oct 1907 3yr(s) 1mth(s) 3day(s) Attorney General and Minister of Justice 2 Oct 1907 20 Dec 1909 2yr(s) 2mth(s) 19day(s) Premier 2 Oct 1907 20 Oct 1910 3yr(s) 19day(s) Attorney General 21 Dec 1909 20 Oct 1910 9mth(s) 30day(s) Case of Thomas Foster, tried for Bigamy Committee No.10 18 Jul 1905 3 Aug 1905 17days 20th (1904 - 1907) Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill Committee No.11 8 Aug 1905 26 Sep 1905 1mth 19days 20th (1904 - 1907) Testator’s Family Maintenance Committee No.23 28 Nov 1905 9 Dec 1905 12days 20th (1904 - 1907) Printing Committee No.4 24 Oct 1907 19 Dec 1907 1mth 26days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.5 24 Oct 1907 20 Dec 1907 1mth 27days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.3 24 Oct 1907 20 Dec 1907 1mth 27days 21st (1907 - 1910) Standing Orders Committee No.2 24 Oct 1907 20 Dec 1907 1mth 27days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.5 13 Mar 1908 10 Apr 1908 29days 21st (1907 - 1910) Standing Orders Committee No.2 13 Mar 1908 11 Apr 1908 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.4 13 Mar 1908 11 Apr 1908 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.3 13 Mar 1908 11 Apr 1908 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.4 5 Aug 1908 19 Dec 1908 4mths 15days 21st (1907 - 1910) Standing Orders Committee No.3 5 Aug 1908 19 Dec 1908 4mths 15days 21st (1907 - 1910) The Coupon System Committee No.9 29 Sep 1908 17 Dec 1908 2mths 19days 21st (1907 - 1910) Standing Orders Committee No.3 14 Jul 1909 17 Dec 1909 5mths 4days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.4 14 Jul 1909 17 Dec 1909 5mths 4days 21st (1907 - 1910) Lease Conversion and Law Amendment Bill Committee No.7 10 Aug 1909 9 Dec 1909 3mths 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Claim of Robert Roberts late bookbinder in the Registrar’s General’s Department Committee No.8 24 Aug 1909 15 Sep 1909 23days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.4 28 Jun 1910 20 Aug 1910 1mth 24days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.5 28 Jun 1910 20 Aug 1910 1mth 24days 21st (1907 - 1910) Standing Orders Committee No.3 28 Jun 1910 20 Aug 1910 1mth 24days 21st (1907 - 1910) Standing Orders Committee No.3 30 Nov 1910 23 Dec 1910 24days 21st (1907 - 1910) Case of Henry Harding W.S Stead, and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.12 4 Jul 1911 1 Aug 1911 29days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.16 18 Jul 1911 1 Aug 1911 15days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Chairman Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.9 4 Oct 1911 18 Oct 1911 15days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.14 10 Oct 1911 22 Nov 1911 1mth 13days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Chairman Standing Orders Committee No. 4 11 Mar 1914 18 Apr 1914 1mth 8days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Standing Orders Committee No. 4 22 Jul 1914 23 Feb 1915 7mths 2days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Standing Orders Committee No. 3 2 Jul 1915 13 Apr 1916 9mths 12days 23rd (1913 - 1917) The King's Message Committee No. 10 10 Aug 1915 13 Apr 1916 8mths 4days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Standing Orders Committee No. 4 28 Jul 1916 21 Dec 1916 4mths 24days 23rd (1913 - 1917)

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party. Party Leader 1907-1916.

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1896

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (barrister). Educated at All Saints' College, Bathurst, the King's School, Parramatta and Merton College, Oxford, BA 1885; called to Bar Inner Temple 1886 began practice in New South Wales 1886; appointed country Crown Prosecutor 1891, prosecutor for West Circuit and Central Criminal Court 1894-1902, acting District Court Judge on several occasions; Agent-General for New South Wales in London. 1917-1920, Judge of Supreme Court of New South Wales 1920-1922; Executive Universal Service League 1915; trustee National Art Gallery 1908-1918; director of Prince Alfred Hospital 1915-1917; author of Employers' Liability Act 1891, Married Women's Property Act 1894, Australia, Problems and Prospects 1919; played rugby for Oxford 1882-1886, for England. 1883-1886; Australia Club; Orangeman.

Honours Received

King's Counsel (KC) in 1905, Knight Bachelor in 1918

Personal

Son of William Burton, civil engineer. Married Ella Louise Bell and had issue, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Church of England. Funeral at South Head Cemetery from St Andrew's Church of England cathedral.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12 Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Sir Charles Gregory Wade - papers, 1901 - ca.194, along with the papers of the Duiguid family, 1838 - 1888 (MLMSS 3535).

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