- Charles Salmon
Charles Carty Salmon (
27 July 1860 –15 September 1917 ) was anAustralia n politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives.Early life
Salmon was born at
Amherst, Victoria on27 July 1860 to English-born parents: storekeeper Frederick Browne Salmon and Susannah Carty, nee Arnell. He attendedScotch College, Melbourne and, after a brief time with his uncle's tobacco company, returned to his father's grazing property. In 1886 he entered theUniversity of Melbourne , studying medicine, obtaining Scottish qualifications and subsequently practicing as a doctor.Politics
As honorary surgeon for the South Yarra Relief Committee, Salmon met
Alfred Deakin and formed a lifelong friendship. He won an 1893 by-election for theVictorian Legislative Assembly seat of Talbot and Avoca as an independent, and became identified as a political liberal. He was a minister without portfolio, and subsequently minister for public instruction and commissioner for trade and customs, from 1899-1900 in Allan McLean's government. He married Nancy Anne Harris inSydney on3 October 1900 .In 1901, Salmon transferred to the
Australian House of Representatives as the Protectionist member for Laanecoorie, holding the seat until its abolition in 1912. He became the House's second Speaker following the death of Sir Frederick Holder in 1909. He was known for his support of theWhite Australia policy , a strong national defence (not includingconscription ), and the policy of New Protection. In 1909, when the Protectionist Party amalgamated with the Anti-Socialists, he became a member of the resultingCommonwealth Liberal Party .He attempted to transfer to the Senate in 1913 after his seat's abolition, but was defeated; he also declined preselection for the safe seat of Balaclava. In 1915, however, he won the seat of Grampians from Labor in a by-election and joined the Nationalist Party upon its formation in 1916.
Salmon was a
freemason and from 1914 was the grand master of the Grand Lodge of Victoria. He was also a lieutenant-colonel in theAustralian Medical Corps and commanded a base hospital in Melbourne in 1914. He died on15 September 1917 at his home in South Yarra and was buried with Masonic rites and full military honours. Hiseulogy was delivered by theArchbishop of Melbourne , and both Prime MinisterBilly Hughes and Leader of the OppositionMatthew Charlton attended his funeral.References
*Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Hancock |first=I.R. |authorlink=|year=1988|id=A110521b.htm|title= Salmon, Charles Carty (1860 - 1917) |accessdate=2008-03-29
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NAME=Salmon, Charles Carty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Salmon, Carty
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australia n politician
DATE OF BIRTH=27 July 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH=Amherst, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH=15 September 1917
PLACE OF DEATH=South Yarra, Victoria
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