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'''(Captain) (Sir) Charles MacMahon''' (10 July 1824–28 August 1891) was an [[Australia]]n (Victorian) politician and for a short time [[Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police]]. MacMahon was born [[County Tyrone, Ireland]], to a wealthy Irish family and served in the British army. He obtained a veterinary diploma in 1852, and soon left for Australia to join the [[Victorian gold rush|gold rush]]. He arrived in Melbourne on 18 November 1852.
| image = Portrait_of_Sir_Charles_MacMahon,_ca._1870s.jpg
| office = 2nd [[Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor = [[Charles Gavan Duffy (Australian politician)|Sir Charles Duffy]]
| successor = [[Peter Lalor]]
| termend = 29 June 1880
| termstart = 11 May 1880
| birth_name = Charles MacMahon
| birth_date = 10 July 1824
| birth_place = County Tyrone, Ireland
| death_date = 28 August 1891
| death_place = East Melbourne, Victoria
| occupation = Police officer, politician
| predecessor2 = [[Francis Murphy (Australian politician)|Sir Francis Murphy]]
| termstart2 = 25 April 1871
| termend2 = April 1877
| order3 = 2nd Chief Commissioner<br>of [[Victoria Police]]
| termstart3 = 15 February 1854
| termend3 = 3 September 1858
| predecessor3 = [[William Henry Fancourt Mitchell|Sir William Mitchell]]
| successor3 = [[Frederick Standish]]
| governor3 = [[Charles Hotham|Sir Charles Hotham]] <br>
[[Henry Barkly|Sir Henry Barkly]]
| monarch3 = Victoria
| successor2 = [[Charles Gavan Duffy (Australian politician)|Sir Charles Duffy]]
}}


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In 1853, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police by [[William Henry Fancourt Mitchell]]. When Mitchell went to England in 1854-55, MacMahon became the acting [[Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police]]. He was Chief Commissioner from 1856 to 1858.
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'''Captain Sir Charles MacMahon''' (10 July 1824 – 28 August 1891)<ref name=parl/> was an Australian politician who twice served as [[Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly|Speaker]] of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] and as [[Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police]]. MacMahon was born [[County Tyrone, Ireland]], to a wealthy Irish family and served in the British army. He obtained a veterinary diploma in 1852, and soon left for Australia to join the [[Victorian gold rush|gold rush]]. He arrived in Melbourne on 18 November 1852.<ref>
{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8664186
|title=DEATH OF SIR. CHARLES MACMHON.
|newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]]
|location=Melbourne, Vic.
|date=29 August 1891
|accessdate=29 August 2013
|page=5
|publisher=National Library of Australia
}}</ref>


==Life==
MacMahon had been a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils in 1853-56. From August 1861 to August 1864 he represented West Bourke in the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]], and was minister without portfolio in the [[John O'Shanassy|O'Shanassy]] ministry till June 1863. From 1866 to 1878 he represented West Melbourne and was [[Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Assembly]] between April 1871 and April 1877. In 1875 he was appointed K.B. for his services as Speaker.
On 25 November 1853,<ref name=Sweetman>{{cite book
|title=Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6
|last=Sweetman
|first=Edward
|year=1920
|publisher=Whitcombe & Tombs Limited
|page=[https://archive.org/details/constitutionalde00swee/page/177 177]
|url=https://archive.org/details/constitutionalde00swee
|accessdate=19 August 2014
}}</ref> MacMahon was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police by [[William Henry Fancourt Mitchell]] and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. When Mitchell went to England in 1854–55, MacMahon became the acting [[Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police]].<ref name=Mennell>{{cite Australasia|MacMahon, Captain Hon. Sir Charles}}</ref> He was Chief Commissioner from 1856 to 1858 when he resigned, owing to a disagreement on a matter of discipline with the then Chief Secretary, Sir [[John O'Shanassy]].<ref name=Mennell/>


MacMahon had been a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils in 1853–56.<ref name=parl>
The elections of May 1877 brought in a new [[Graham Berry|Berry]] ministry and change of Speakers. MacMahon again represented West Melbourne in the assembly from 1880 to 1886 and was Speaker again from 11 May to 29 June 1880. He retired from politics in 1886.
{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=565
|title=MacMahon, Sir Charles
|publisher=Parliament of Victoria
|accessdate=21 November 2012}}
</ref>
From August 1861 to August 1864 he represented [[Electoral district of West Melbourne|West Bourke]] in the Victorian Legislative Assembly,<ref name=parl/> and was minister without portfolio in the [[John O'Shanassy|O'Shanassy]] ministry till June 1863. From February 1866 to around February 1878 he represented [[Electoral district of West Melbourne|West Melbourne]]<ref name=parl/> and was Speaker of the Assembly between April 1871 and April 1877. On 29 September 1875 he was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] by letters patent for his services as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l4xUsPyL6koC|title=The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland|last=Shaw|first=William Arthur|date=1970|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=9780806304434|language=en}}</ref>


The elections of May 1877 brought in a new [[Graham Berry|Berry]] ministry and change of Speakers. MacMahon again represented West Melbourne in the assembly from 1880 to 1886 and was Speaker again from 11 May to 29 June 1880. He retired from politics in 1886 and died in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.<ref name=Mennell/>
Charles was the son of [[William MacMahon]], an Irish judge, and Charlotte née Shaw. MacMahon was twice married; first, to Sophie Campbell, sister of a Canadian barrister who became a magistrate at [[Beechworth, Victoria]]; and second, to Clara Ann, daughter of C. J. Webster of Yea. He had no children.

Charles was the son of the Right Honorable [[William MacMahon]], an Irish judge, and his second wife Charlotte ''née'' Shaw.<ref name=Mennell/> Charles MacMahon was twice married; first, to Sophie Campbell, sister of a Canadian barrister who became a magistrate at [[Beechworth, Victoria]]; and second, to Clara Ann, daughter of C. J. Webster of Yea.<ref name=Mennell/> He had no children.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macmahon-sir-charles-4128 Charles MacMahon], [[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Volume 5, [[Melbourne University Press|MUP]], 1974.
*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macmahon-sir-charles-4128 Charles MacMahon], [[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Volume 5, [[Melbourne University Press|MUP]], 1974.

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Latest revision as of 03:14, 21 November 2024

Sir Charles MacMahon
2nd Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
In office
11 May 1880 – 29 June 1880
Preceded bySir Charles Duffy
Succeeded byPeter Lalor
In office
25 April 1871 – April 1877
Preceded bySir Francis Murphy
Succeeded bySir Charles Duffy
2nd Chief Commissioner
of Victoria Police
In office
15 February 1854 – 3 September 1858
MonarchVictoria
GovernorSir Charles Hotham
Sir Henry Barkly
Preceded bySir William Mitchell
Succeeded byFrederick Standish
Personal details
Born
Charles MacMahon

10 July 1824
County Tyrone, Ireland
Died28 August 1891
East Melbourne, Victoria
OccupationPolice officer, politician

Captain Sir Charles MacMahon (10 July 1824 – 28 August 1891)[1] was an Australian politician who twice served as Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police. MacMahon was born County Tyrone, Ireland, to a wealthy Irish family and served in the British army. He obtained a veterinary diploma in 1852, and soon left for Australia to join the gold rush. He arrived in Melbourne on 18 November 1852.[2]

Life

[edit]

On 25 November 1853,[3] MacMahon was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police by William Henry Fancourt Mitchell and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. When Mitchell went to England in 1854–55, MacMahon became the acting Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police.[4] He was Chief Commissioner from 1856 to 1858 when he resigned, owing to a disagreement on a matter of discipline with the then Chief Secretary, Sir John O'Shanassy.[4]

MacMahon had been a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils in 1853–56.[1] From August 1861 to August 1864 he represented West Bourke in the Victorian Legislative Assembly,[1] and was minister without portfolio in the O'Shanassy ministry till June 1863. From February 1866 to around February 1878 he represented West Melbourne[1] and was Speaker of the Assembly between April 1871 and April 1877. On 29 September 1875 he was appointed a Knight Bachelor by letters patent for his services as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]

The elections of May 1877 brought in a new Berry ministry and change of Speakers. MacMahon again represented West Melbourne in the assembly from 1880 to 1886 and was Speaker again from 11 May to 29 June 1880. He retired from politics in 1886 and died in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[4]

Charles was the son of the Right Honorable William MacMahon, an Irish judge, and his second wife Charlotte née Shaw.[4] Charles MacMahon was twice married; first, to Sophie Campbell, sister of a Canadian barrister who became a magistrate at Beechworth, Victoria; and second, to Clara Ann, daughter of C. J. Webster of Yea.[4] He had no children.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "MacMahon, Sir Charles". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "DEATH OF SIR. CHARLES MACMHON". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 29 August 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 177. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e Mennell, Philip (1892). "MacMahon, Captain Hon. Sir Charles" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ Shaw, William Arthur (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806304434.
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by Nominated member
25 November 1853 – March 1856 		Original Council
abolished
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for West Bourke
August 1861 – August 1864
With: John Carre Riddell
John Smith 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for West Melbourne
February 1866 – February 1878
With: John Blackwood 1866–67
Edward Langton 1868–77
John Andrew 1877–78 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for West Melbourne
March 1862 – March 1872
With: James Orkney 1880–85
Godfrey Carter 1885–86 		Succeeded by
Police appointments
Preceded by Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police
1854 – 1858 		Succeeded by
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