Charles Allan Seymour Hawker (16 May 1884 - 25 October 1938) was an Australian politician. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Hawker was born near Clare, South Australia and educated at Geelong Grammar School, Hawker and Trinity College, Cambridge, earning Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in 1919 and 1922 respectively. The town of Clare (postcode 5453 is located in South Australia in the Mid North region 136 km north of Adelaide. Geelong Church of England Grammar School is a independent, Anglican, Co-educational, boarding and Day school. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the While at Cambridge he enlisted in the British Army to serve in World War I. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Fighting in the Battle of Passchendaele, Hawker was injured and left severely handicapped. "Passchendaele" redirects here For the 2008 film by that name see Passchendaele (film The 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as [1][2]
Hawker returned to Australia in 1920 and in 1929 was elected as a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the electorate of Wakefield for the United Australia Party. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. Robert Menzies 1930sjpg|right|150px|thumb| Robert Menzies, UAP Prime Minister of Australia 1939-1941]]The United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian He was appointed Minister for Markets and Minister for Repatriation in first ministry of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons and was the youngest member of the ministry. The First Lyons Ministry was the twenty-first Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 6 January 1932 to 12 October 1934. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Joseph Aloysius Lyons, CH (15 September 1879 &ndash 7 April 1939 Australian politician On 12 April 1932 he was replaced as Minister for Repatriation by Charles Marr and the Markets portfolio was renamed Commerce. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Charles William Clanan Marr KVO (23 March 1880 - 20 October 1960 was an Australian politician On 23 September 1932, he resigned from the ministry in protest at its refusal to reduce parliamentary salaries in response to the Great Depression and did not serve as a minister again. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. [2]
Hawker died in a plane crash near Mount Dandenong, Victoria in 1938. Mount Dandenong is a suburb and geographical area in Melbourne, Victoria Australia [3] The Australian Electoral Division of Hawker and the Canberra suburb of Hawker, Australian Capital Territory are named in his honour, and the Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Scholarship was established by his sister Kathleen Lilias Needham in 1991 to fund Australian university education. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Hawker was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Hawker ( postcode: 2614 is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. [4] His cousin, David Hawker, is the current Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives the lower house of the Parliament of Australia.
References
- ^ The Charles Hawker Story. The Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Scholarship. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ a b Van Dissel, Dirk (1983). Hawker, Charles Allan Seymour (1894 - 1938). Australian Dictionary of Biography. The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB is a multi-volume project published by Melbourne University Press. Australian National University. The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a public Research university situated in Canberra, Australia. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ The crash of Kyeema (PDF). Civil Aviation Safety Authority (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ History of the Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Scholarship Trust Fund. Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Scholarship. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Parker Moloney |
Minister for Markets Minister for Commerce 1932 |
Succeeded by Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by John McNeill |
Minister for Repatriation 1932 |
Succeeded by Charles Marr |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Maurice Collins |
Member for Wakefield 1929 – 1938 |
Succeeded by Sydney McHugh |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hawker, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16 May 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clare, South Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 October 1938 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Mount Dandenong, Victoria |
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