David Charles McGrath was an Australian politician.
13 Facts About Charles McGrath
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Charles McGrath was a member of the South Ballarat Football Club during the 1890s.
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Charles McGrath married Elizabeth Johnstone Gullan in Ballarat on 24 May 1898; the couple moved to Pitfield Plains in 1900 to expand the family business.
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In 1904, Charles McGrath was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Labor, representing the seat of Grenville.
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Charles McGrath became known as a spokesman for the mining industry, and earned the nickname "Bull" for his promotion of Labor in country areas; with Frank Anstey, he travelled extensively in the Gippsland area in November 1904.
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In May 1913, Charles McGrath transferred to the federal House of Representatives, representing the seat of Ballaarat.
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Charles McGrath was promoted to warrant officer in December 1916 and was discharged as medically unfit in 1918.
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Charles McGrath lost the 1919 election by a single vote to Nationalist challenger Edwin Kerby.
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Charles McGrath continued to support soldiers' issues, notably repatriation benefits, and criticised the method of bestowing Imperial honours.
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Charles McGrath was thus reunited with a number of former Labor members who favoured conscription in World War I; he had opposed it at the time.
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Charles McGrath remained chairman of committees until parliament was dissolved prior to the 1931 election.
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Charles McGrath was re-elected as a UAP member and continued in parliament until his death from ill health in 1934.
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Charles McGrath was buried in Ballarat, and was survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.