1. Charles Marr was a member of cabinet under prime ministers Stanley Bruce and Joseph Lyons, serving as Minister for Home and Territories, Works and Railways, Health, and Repatriation.
13 Facts About Charles Marr
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Charles Marr was a member of the House of Representatives for over 20 years, representing the New South Wales seat of Parkes.
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Charles Marr's mother was born in Ireland and his father, a bootmaker, was born in Hobart.
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Charles Marr was educated at Fort Street Model School, Newington College and Sydney Technical College, graduating as an electrical engineer.
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Charles Marr joined the state Postmaster-General's Department and transferred to the federal Postmaster-General's Department in 1901.
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Charles Marr took an early interest in radio broadcasting and developed this interest while in military service with the first Australian Imperial Force during World War I in Mesopotamia.
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Charles Marr received a Military Cross in 1917 and a Distinguished Service Order in 1918.
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Charles Marr commenced his political career by winning the Nationalist Party endorsement for the seat of Parkes from the incumbent Bruce Smith, and easily won the seat in the 1919 general election.
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Charles Marr subsequently gave an account of their meetings to an Australian correspondent.
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Charles Marr lost the seat of Parkes to Edward McTiernan at the 1929 federal election.
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Charles Marr held a number of cabinet posts in the Bruce and Lyons governments, including Home and Territories, Works and Railways, Health and Repatriation.
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Charles Marr died in the Sydney suburb of Pymble, survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
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Charles Marr was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1934 for his role in organising the Australian tour of the Duke of Gloucester.