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Hon Sir Charles Abbott QC

Burnside
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
Sir Charles Arthur Hillas Lempriere Abbott QC
Date of Birth
31 October 1889
Party
Liberal and Country League
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Burnside
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
08 April 1933
Education
BA (1911)
LLB (1914)
Prior Employment
Lawyer (admitted to the SA Bar 1914)
Other Information
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia, 1946-59
Deceased
14 September 1960

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
19 Mar 1938 - 02 May 1946
Burnside
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Resigned
08 Apr 1933 - 18 Mar 1938
East Torrens
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Boundary Redistribution

Offices Held

02 May 1946 - Current
Former Member

Ministerial Appointments

15 May 1944 - 17 Apr 1946
Attorney-General
15 May 1944 - 17 Apr 1946
Minister of Education
15 May 1944 - 17 Apr 1946
Minister of Employment
15 May 1944 - 17 Apr 1946
Minister of Industry
Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.