Charles Kingston (standing, second from right) as a member of the first federal Cabinet, January 1901

Charles Cameron Kingston, (October 22, 1850 - May 11, 1908) Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Federal Parliament. The Barton Ministry This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Barton Ministry This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ...

Kingston was born in Adelaide, the son of Sir George Kingston, a Protestant Irish-born surveyor, architect and landowner in the early days of British settlement in South Australia and later a member of the first South Australian Parliament. His mother, Ludovina, was of Portuguese descent. Kingston liked to boast that his father was the first white man to set foot on the site of Adelaide. This was probably not true, but certainly the Kingstons were among Adelaide's founding families. Charles was educated at a private school and served his articles with Sir Samuel Way, Adelaide's leading lawyer and later Attorney-General. He was called to the bar in 1873, and became a QC in 1889. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... -- Canderson7 15:48, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1873 Kingston married Lucy McCarthy. Lucy was an invalid for much of her life and they had no children. In a remarkable gesture, however, Lucy took in a child, Kevin Kingston, whom Kingston had fathered with another woman, Elizabeth Watson, in 1883. As a result of this scandal, Kingston was ostracised by Adelaide "society," his contempt for whom he never troubled to conceal. Kevin died in 1902. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1881 Kingston was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as a member for the working-class district of West Adelaide, as a radical liberal. He favoured universal suffrage, including votes for women, reform of the Legislative Council (which was dominated by wealthy landowners) and other radical reforms. He was rumoured to be a republican, an atheist and to favour the abolition of marriage, but none of these were true. He also favoured a White Australia, as did virtually all Australian politicians at this time. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... This badge from 1906 shows the use of the expression White Australia at that time The White Australia policy was the official policy of all governments and all mainstream political parties in Australia based on excluding non-white people from immigrating to the Australian continent, centred around the Immigration Restriction...

Kingston was Attorney-General 1884-85 in the government of John Colton and again in 1887-89 in the government of Tom Playford. In 1893 he succeeded Playford as leader of the South Australian liberals, and he was Premier, Chief Secretary and Attorney-General 1893-99. He was also Minister for Industry 1895-99. A big, imposing man with a full beard, a booming voice and a violent, cutting debating style, Kingston dominated the small world of South Australian colonial politics in the 1890s. He was a great hero to liberals and working class voters, and much hated by conservatives. 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Playford II (26 November 1837 - 19 April 1915) served as Premier of South Australia from June 11, 1887 to June 26, 1889 and August 8, 1890 to June 20, 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

A leading supporter of Federation, Kingston was a delegate to the Constitutional Conventions of 1891 and 1897-98 which worked to draft an Australian Constitution. In 1897 he travelled to London for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, where he was made a Privy Councillor and awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws degree by Oxford University. While there he lobbied senior British politicians in favour of Australian federation. The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federated on 1 January 1901, to form the Commonwealth of Australia, of which they became component states. ... In Australian history, the term Constitutional Convention refers to four distinct gatherings. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (in full, An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia) is the primary constitutional text of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... Civil law could be: A legal system based on the Justinian code prevailent in continental Europe, Central and South America, as well as Quebec and Louisiana. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

In 1899 Kingston's government was defeated in the House on a bill relating to the reform of the Legislative Council, leading to Kingston's resignation as Premier. By this time, however, he was more interested in federal politics, as the six Australian colonies moved towards federation. He was a leading figure in the popular movement for federation, and in 1900 he travelled to London with Edmund Barton and Alfred Deakin to oversee the passage of the federation bill through the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Sir Edmund Barton (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. ... Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919), Australian politician, was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The σParliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...

When the Constitution came into effect on 1 January 1901, Barton formed the first federal ministry, and Kingston was appointed Minister for Trade and Customs. In March 1901 he was elected as one of South Australia's seven members of the first Australian House of Representatives. (South Australia was not divided into electoral Divisions in time for the election, and Kingston topped the statewide poll with 65% of the vote.) In 1903 he became the first member for the Division of Adelaide. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...

Kingston was a "high protectionist" - he favoured very high tariffs to protect Australia's fledgling manufacturing industries. Most of his time as minister was spent negotiating a customs bill through both houses of the Parliament, since no one party had a majority in either House and the forces of the Free Trade Party resisted his bill at every stage. Negotiating with his opponents was not among Kingston's many talents, and his bullying style made him many enemies. In July 1903 he resigned suddenly in a fit of anger at what he saw as opposition obstruction, and never held office again. He remained as Member for Adelaide until his sudden death in May 1908. Protectionism is the economic policy of promoting favored domestic industries through the use of high tariffs and other regulations to discourage imports. ... A tariff (sometimes known as a customs duty) is a tax on imported or exported goods. ... The Free Trade Party was a political party in Australia from the 1880s until 1909. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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Premiers of South Australia

Finniss | Baker | Torrens | Hanson | Reynolds | Waterhouse | Dutton | Ayers | Blyth | Hart | Boucaut | Strangways | Colton | Morgan | Bray | Downer | Playford II | Cockburn | Holder | Kingston | Solomon | Jenkins | Butler | Price | Peake | Verran | Vaughan | Barwell | Gunn | Hill | Butler Jr | Richards | Playford IV | Walsh | Dunstan | Hall | Corcoran | Tonkin | Bannon | Arnold | Brown | Olsen | Kerin | Rann

This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... File links The following pages link to this file: South Australia Flag of South Australia Flags of the Australian states and territories Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Peterborough, South Australia User:ScottDavis Light Regional Council District Council of Mount Barker User:Cyberjunkie/Contributions/Random Template talk:Australia state or territory... Boyle Travers Finniss (1807–1893) was the first Premier of the Colony of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857, when he was succeeded by the second Premier John Baker. ... John Baker was the second Premier of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Finnis, however he only held office for 10 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded in office by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens. ... Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814 – 1884) was an Australian politician and one of the earliest Premiers of South Australia. ... Sir Richard Davies Hanson (December 6, 1805, London - March 4, 1876), was the fourth Premier of South Australia, from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860, and chief justice of South Australia. ... Thomas Reynolds (c. ... George Marsden Waterhouse (born April 6, 1824 Penzance, Cornwall, England–died August 6, 1906 Torquay, Devonshire, England) was a Premier of South Australia from October 8, 1861 until July 3, 1863 and Premier of New Zealand from 11 October 1872 to 3 March 1873. ... Francis Stacker Dutton (1816-25 January 1877) was premier of South Australia twice, in 1863 and again in 1865. ... Henry Ayers is a former Premier of South Australia who is best remembered for having Ayers Rock (now Uluru) named for him. ... Arthur Blyth, premier of South Australia three times; 1864-1865, 1871-1872 (for only ten weeks) and 1873-1875. ... Sir William Morgan KCMG (c. ... The Honourable Sir John Cox Bray, KCMG, JP, (31 May 1842 - 13 June 1894) was a prominent South Australian politician and the first native-born Premier of South Australia (1881-1884). ... John Downer (1843–1915) was the Premier of South Australia from 16 June 1885 until 11 June 1887. ... Thomas Playford II (26 November 1837 - 19 April 1915) served as Premier of South Australia from June 11, 1887 to June 26, 1889 and August 8, 1890 to June 20, 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907. ... Hon. ... For other uses of the word Solomon, see Solomon (Disambiguation) Vaiben Louis Solomon (13 May 1853 - 20 October 1908) was a Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian commonwealth parliament. ... Sir Thomas Playford KCMG (July 5, 1896 – 16 June 1981) served as Premier of South Australia from November 5, 1938 to March 10, 1965, which at 26 years and 125 days, remains a British Commonwealth record for the longest time someone has served as a democratically elected national or regional... Hon. ... Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC (September 21, 1926 - 6 February 1999), Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia between June 1, 1967 and April 17, 1968 and then subsequently between June 2, 1970 and February 15, 1979. ... Raymond Steele Hall was Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970, Senator for South Australia from 1975 to 1977 and federal member for Boothby constituency from 1981 to 1996. ... James Desmond Des Corcoran (1929 - 3 January 2004), Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia between February 15, 1979 and September 18, 1979. ... Categories: Stub | 1929 births | 2000 deaths | Australian Labor Party politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Categories: Stub | 1943 births | Australian Labor Party politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Categories: Stub | Premiers of South Australia | Australian Labor Party politicians ... Dean Craig Brown was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between December 14, 1993 and November 28, 1996. ... Categories: Stub | Liberal Party of Australia politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Robert Gerard Kerin was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between 22 October 2001 and March 5, 2002. ... Hon. ...

External links

• [1] Website of the Kingston Park Development Committee, containing historical information regarding Kingston House, George Kingston and Charles Kingston.