Brown, Charles Victor Watson
Personal
Birth Date:
24 May 1895 (Roseville, New South Wales)
Death Date:
1 May 1970 (Eagle Junction, Queensland)
Parents:
John Watson Brown and Hannah (nee Helmrich)
Family:
Beryl Askew Rusden on 27 October 1920 in Sydney, 3 sons
Education:
Fort St High School, Sydney; University of Sydney, MB, ChM
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Doctor, Longreach; Member, Council for Educational Research; President, State and Federal, Service Party of Australia
Military Service:
Served Royal Army Medical Corps, World War I; Wing Commander, Medical Corps, RAAF, World War II; Great War: Served in Royal Army Medical Corps from October 1915
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | IND | Gregory | 27 May 1939 | 29 Mar 1941 | By-election |
Additional Information
Notes:
One of the first doctors to use chartered aircraft to reach patients. Co-Originator, Bush Children's Health Scheme
Sources:
Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia, News Article 199021461; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
[Last Modified: Monday, 22 October 2018]