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• Auction House:
  Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
• Sale Name:
  The Australian Collection
• Sale Date:
  16 Jun 2019 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  48
• Lot Description:
  A pair of carved oak armchairs, circa 1915
• Provenance:
  Property of Sir Charles George Latham (1882 - 1968)
• Notes:
  Charles Latham became an orphan in early childhood when his parents died before he had reached the age of 8. Latham moved to New South Wales in Australia with his siblings in 1890 and married Marie Louisa von Allwörden on 24 June 1903 at Hay in the same state. In 1910, Latham moved to Western Australia to take up 1,000 acres of land at East Kumminin. In his early farming days, he was unsuccessful, but was not deterred by the 1914 drought and owned 2,000 acres of land in 1921 when he entered parliament and was a member of the Bruce Rock Road Board. In 1916 Latham enlisted in the entirely volunteer-run First Australian Imperial Force and was promoted to the rank of Corporal in January 1917. He was wounded in France in March 1918. Latham was promoted Sergeant in 1919 and was discharged in May of that year. Latham became the Country Party (now National Party) candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of York in 1921 and became a MLC following this endorsement. He became the chairman of the Narembeen Road Board in 1924. In 1930 Latham became the parliamentary leader of the Country Party and fervently rallied for farmers' rights. Later that year he joined the Party with the Nationalist Party and served as deputy Premier of Western Australia under James Mitchell from 1930 to 1933. From 1933 onwards, Latham was the Leader of the Opposition until 1942, when he resigned to fill a vacancy in the Australian Senate but lost the 1943 election. Latham then returned to Parliament in 1946 to serve as a Member of the Legislative Council, became Minister for Agriculture in 1952-53 and retired in 1960, after another two years as the President of the Legislative Council. Latham died on 26 August 1968 and was cremated at Karrakatta Cemetery.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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