14 Facts About Charles Hawker

Charles Allan Seymour Hawker was an Australian politician.

Charles Hawker was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Wakefield from 1929 until his accidental death in 1938, representing the Nationalist Party and its successor the United Australia Party.

Charles Hawker was Minister for Repatriation and Minister for Markets in the Lyons government from 1931 to 1932.

Charles Hawker was the second son of Michael Seymour Hawker, manager of the Hawker family stations, and his wife Elizabeth Begg, nee McFarlane, and grandson of George Charles Hawker.

Charles Hawker was educated at Geelong Grammar School, and Trinity College, Cambridge, earning Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in 1919 and 1922, respectively.

Charles Hawker was severely wounded again on 4 October 1917 in the Battle of Broodseinde, and was paralysed from the waist down.

Charles Hawker returned to South Australia in 1920, resumed his studies and became involved in family agricultural holdings.

Charles Hawker became increasingly interested in trade as well as in political movements.

Charles Hawker joined the state council of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia in 1921 and served as its vice-president.

Charles Hawker was president of the Liberal Federation from 1927 to 1930, and was the South Australian member of the Commonwealth Board of Trade from 1928.

Charles Hawker was appointed Minister for Markets and Minister for Repatriation in first ministry of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons and was the youngest member of the ministry.

Charles Hawker travelled extensively, researching issues of trade and farming, and he published his research in pamphlets and treatises and gave lectures on issues of agriculture and pastoral work.

Charles Hawker was an enthusiastic book collector and added to a library of volumes inherited from his father.

Charles Hawker died in the Kyeema airplane disaster at Mount Dandenong, Victoria in 1938.