This article is about the Australian premier. For the British architect, see Charles Paget Wade.
Sir Charles Gregory WadeKCMG, KC, JP (26 January 1863 – 26 September 1922) was Premier of New South Wales2 October 1907 – 21 October 1910. According to Percival Serle, "Wade was a public-spirited man of high character. His ability, honesty and courage were quickly recognized and, though he could not be called a great leader, he was either in office or leader of the opposition for nearly the whole of his political life of 14 years. His career as a judge was short, but his sense of justice and grasp of principles and details, eminently fitted him for that position."[1]
Charles Gregory Wade was born in Singleton, New South Wales. He was the son of William Burton Wade, a civil engineer.[2] Educated at All Saints College, Bathurst, and The King's School, Parramatta. Wade won the Broughton and Forrest scholarships and went to Merton College, Oxford.[2] He had a distinguished career, both as a scholar and an athlete, graduating as Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with honours in classics in 1884 and representing his university and, eight times, England at rugby union[1] (for example, he played for England in the first Home Championship, becoming first to score a hat-trick of tries when playing against Wales).[2][3] He played county cricket for Herefordshire and Shropshire between 1881 and 1884,[4] and also excelled at lawn tennis, rowing and target shooting.[1]
He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1886[2] and in the same year returned to Sydney. He married Ella Louise Bell,[2] daughter of a civil engineer, in 1890. He made a reputation as a barrister and was appointed a crown prosecutor in 1891[2] and successfully prosecuted George Dean for attempted murder in a notorious case in 1895. He was an acting Judge of the District Court between 1896 and 1902.[5] From 1902, he represented employers before the new Industrial Arbitration Court.[1][6]
Political career
In September 1903, he ran successfully for the Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby, with the support of the Liberal and Reform Association, People's Reform League, New South Wales Alliance for the Suppression of Intemperance, Loyal Orange Institution and Australian Protestant Defence Association. From 1904 to 1917, he represented Gordon.[6][7]
Within a year of his first election he joined the Carruthers ministry as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. When Carruthers resigned Wade became Premier on 2 October 1907, but still retained his previous portfolios. He was an energetic leader and a large number of acts were passed by his government dealing with among others, industrial disputes, neglected children, minimum wage, employers' liability, the liquor problem, and closer settlement. There was some remission of taxation and each year the treasurer was able to show a surplus. The great Burrinjuck Dam for which the Carruthers government was responsible was started, and special care was taken that the consequent increase in the value of the land should be preserved for the people generally and not merely the landholders.[1]
During the 1909–10 coal strike, Wade appeared to favour the mine-owners and lost significant community support.[6]
In spite of his good record Wade was defeated at the general election, and a Labour government came in on 21 October 1910, Wade becoming leader of the opposition. In November 1916 there was a split in the Labor party on the issue of conscription, with premier William Holman and 17 other pro-conscription Labor MPs were expelled from the party on the issue,[8] and formed a grand coalition with Liberal Reform, giving the coalition a majority in parliament, with Holman remaining Premier.[9]
Wade was prominent in the negotiations for a coalition,[10] but the state of his health did not allow him to seek office. He thus had no role when Liberal Reform merged with Holman's pro-conscription ex-Labor MPs a few months later to form the New South Wales branch of the Nationalist Party of Australia, though the new party was dominated by Liberal Reformers. He also declined the office of Agent-General for New South Wales but went to London on holiday. A few months later, finding his health much improved, he became agent-general.
A series of seven lectures on Australia delivered at University College, London, was published in 1919 under the title Australia, Problems and Prospects. In December of that year Wade was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales at Sydney and took up his duties in March 1920.[2]
Wade died after a heart attack at his house at the Sydney suburb of Potts Point, New South Wales on 26 September 1922(1922-09-26) (aged 59) and was survived by Lady Wade, two sons and two daughters.[1]
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^ abcWard, John M. "Wade, Sir Charles Gregory (1863–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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This article is about the Australian premier For the British architect see Charles Paget Wade Sir Charles Gregory Wade KCMG KC JP 26 January 1863 26 September 1922 was Premier of New South Wales 2 October 1907 21 October 1910 According to Percival Serle Wade was a public spirited man of high character His ability honesty and courage were quickly recognized and though he could not be called a great leader he was either in office or leader of the opposition for nearly the whole of his political life of 14 years His career as a judge was short but his sense of justice and grasp of principles and details eminently fitted him for that position 1 The HonourableSir Charles WadeKCMG KC JPJustice of the Supreme Court of New South WalesIn office 15 March 1920 26 September 192217th Premier of New South WalesIn office 2 October 1907 1 October 1910GovernorSir Harry RawsonLord ChelmsfordPreceded bySir Joseph CarruthersSucceeded byJames McGowenMember of the New South Wales Parliament for GordonIn office 6 August 1904 21 February 1917Preceded byNew districtSucceeded byThomas BavinPersonal detailsBorn 1863 01 26 26 January 1863Singleton Colony of New South Wales AustraliaDied26 September 1922 1922 09 26 aged 59 Potts Point New South Wales Australia Contents 1 Early years 2 Political career 3 Honours 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly years EditCharles Gregory Wade was born in Singleton New South Wales He was the son of William Burton Wade a civil engineer 2 Educated at All Saints College Bathurst and The King s School Parramatta Wade won the Broughton and Forrest scholarships and went to Merton College Oxford 2 He had a distinguished career both as a scholar and an athlete graduating as Bachelor of Arts B A with honours in classics in 1884 and representing his university and eight times England at rugby union 1 for example he played for England in the first Home Championship becoming first to score a hat trick of tries when playing against Wales 2 3 He played county cricket for Herefordshire and Shropshire between 1881 and 1884 4 and also excelled at lawn tennis rowing and target shooting 1 He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1886 2 and in the same year returned to Sydney He married Ella Louise Bell 2 daughter of a civil engineer in 1890 He made a reputation as a barrister and was appointed a crown prosecutor in 1891 2 and successfully prosecuted George Dean for attempted murder in a notorious case in 1895 He was an acting Judge of the District Court between 1896 and 1902 5 From 1902 he represented employers before the new Industrial Arbitration Court 1 6 Political career EditIn September 1903 he ran successfully for the Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby with the support of the Liberal and Reform Association People s Reform League New South Wales Alliance for the Suppression of Intemperance Loyal Orange Institution and Australian Protestant Defence Association From 1904 to 1917 he represented Gordon 6 7 Within a year of his first election he joined the Carruthers ministry as Attorney General and Minister for Justice When Carruthers resigned Wade became Premier on 2 October 1907 but still retained his previous portfolios He was an energetic leader and a large number of acts were passed by his government dealing with among others industrial disputes neglected children minimum wage employers liability the liquor problem and closer settlement There was some remission of taxation and each year the treasurer was able to show a surplus The great Burrinjuck Dam for which the Carruthers government was responsible was started and special care was taken that the consequent increase in the value of the land should be preserved for the people generally and not merely the landholders 1 During the 1909 10 coal strike Wade appeared to favour the mine owners and lost significant community support 6 In spite of his good record Wade was defeated at the general election and a Labour government came in on 21 October 1910 Wade becoming leader of the opposition In November 1916 there was a split in the Labor party on the issue of conscription with premier William Holman and 17 other pro conscription Labor MPs were expelled from the party on the issue 8 and formed a grand coalition with Liberal Reform giving the coalition a majority in parliament with Holman remaining Premier 9 Wade was prominent in the negotiations for a coalition 10 but the state of his health did not allow him to seek office He thus had no role when Liberal Reform merged with Holman s pro conscription ex Labor MPs a few months later to form the New South Wales branch of the Nationalist Party of Australia though the new party was dominated by Liberal Reformers He also declined the office of Agent General for New South Wales but went to London on holiday A few months later finding his health much improved he became agent general A series of seven lectures on Australia delivered at University College London was published in 1919 under the title Australia Problems and Prospects In December of that year Wade was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales at Sydney and took up his duties in March 1920 2 Wade died after a heart attack at his house at the Sydney suburb of Potts Point New South Wales on 26 September 1922 1922 09 26 aged 59 and was survived by Lady Wade two sons and two daughters 1 His funeral was held at St Andrew s Cathedral Sydney on 22 September 1922 He was buried at South Head General Cemetery on the same day Honours EditWade became a King s Counsel on 6 March 1905 11 12 13 was knighted in 1918 14 and was created KCMG on 5 June 1920 1 2 15 See also EditList of Six Nations Championship hat tricksReferences Edit a b c d e f g Serle Percival Wade Sir Charles Gregory 1863 1922 Dictionary of Australian Biography Project Gutenberg Australia Retrieved 1 May 2007 a b c d e f g h Levens R G C ed 1964 Merton College Register 1900 1964 Oxford Basil Blackwell pp 123 124 Wales 0G 2G England FT ESPN Retrieved 6 July 2014 Percival Tony 1999 Shropshire Cricketers 1844 1998 A C S Publications Nottingham England pp 28 52 ISBN 1 902171 17 9 Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Hon Sir Charles Gregory Wade KCMG NSW State Archives amp Records a b c Ward John M Wade Sir Charles Gregory 1863 1922 Australian Dictionary of Biography Melbourne University Press ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 29 March 2019 via National Centre of Biography Australian National University Sir Charles Gregory Wade 1863 1922 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 1 May 2019 PLL expulsions The Sydney Morning Herald 7 November 1916 p 7 Retrieved 7 May 2020 via Trove Proceedings in the Assembly censure motion defeated The Sydney Morning Herald 11 November 1916 p 13 Retrieved 7 May 2020 via Trove No state crisis The Sydney Morning Herald 13 November 1916 p 6 Retrieved 7 May 2020 via Trove NSW senior counsel appointments NSW Bar Association Retrieved 5 February 2021 Appointments King s Counsel 136 Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 14 March 1905 p 1809 Retrieved 15 July 2021 via Trove Commission as King s Counsel Retrieved 14 July 2021 via NSW State Archives and Records New Year Honours The Sydney Morning Herald 2 January 1918 p 9 Retrieved 15 July 2021 via Trove Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George The London Gazette Supplement No 31931 5 June 1920 p 6317 Parliament of New South WalesPolitical officesPreceded byJoseph Carruthers Premier1907 1910 Succeeded byJames McGowenPreceded byJames Gannon Attorney General of New South Wales1904 1910 Succeeded byWilliam HolmanPreceded byThomas Waddell Minister of Justice1904 1909 Succeeded byJohn GarlandPreceded byJames McGowen Leader of the Opposition1910 1916 Succeeded byErnest DurackNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byGeorge Howarth Member for Willoughby1903 1904 Succeeded byEdward LarkinNew district Member for Gordon1904 1917 Succeeded byThomas BavinParty political officesPreceded bySir Joseph Carruthers Leader of the Liberal Reform Party1907 1916 Merged into Nationalist PartyDiplomatic postsPreceded bySir Timothy Coghlan Agent General for New South Wales1917 1919 Succeeded byDavid Hall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Wade amp oldid 1128456781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
