1. Charles Coxen was a naturalist and politician in Queensland, Australia.
10 Facts About Charles Coxen
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Charles Coxen was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Charles Coxen was a brother-in-law of John Gould who had married his sister Elizabeth.
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Charles Coxen emigrated to New South Wales, Australia, in 1834, to join his elder brother Stephen who had emigrated there seven years previously.
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Charles Coxen was a founder of the Queensland Philosophical Society in 1859, the predecessor of the Royal Society of Queensland.
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From 1855 to 1860 Charles Coxen served as a member of a standing jury appointed to try civil cases in Brisbane.
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At the 1860 colonial election, Charles Coxen was elected the representative of the Northern Downs to Queensland's first parliament.
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Charles Coxen held that seat until 1867 election, where he was defeated by Henry Thorn.
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Charles Coxen died at Bulimba in Brisbane and was buried in Tingalpa Christ Church cemetery.
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Charles Coxen is commemorated in the name of Coxen's Fig Parrot, named by his brother-in-law and by Coxen Street, Zillmere, a northern suburb of Brisbane.