Researching Charles Kingston
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2795 people with the Kingston surname? In that year Kingston was ranked number 1421 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Kingston on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Kingston and the Kingston Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 4073 people with the Kingston surname in the UK? Kingston is now ranked number 1425 for popularity in the UK. |
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Charles Kingston
Charles Cameron Kingston (22 October 1850 – 11 May 1908) was an Australian politician. From 1893 to 1899 he was a radical liberal Premier of South Australia, occupying this office with the support of Labor, which in the House of Assembly was led by John McPherson from 1893, and by Lee Batchelor upon McPherson's death in 1897.
Kingston won the 1893, 1896 and 1899 colonial elections against the conservatives. During his time as Premier, Kingston was responsible for such measures as electoral reform including the first law to give votes to women in Australia (and second in the world only to New Zealand), a legitimation Act, the first conciliation and arbitration act in Australia, establishment of a state bank, a high protective tariff, regulation of factories, a progressive system of land, and income taxation, a public works program, and more extensive workers' compensation.
A leading advocate of federation, Kingston contributed extensively at a practical level to bringing it about. Elected to the House of Representatives with the most votes amongst the seven candidates in the single statewide Division of South Australia at the 1901 national election, he aligned himself with the Protectionist Party, going on to represent the Division of Adelaide at the election two years later.
He was also one of the main proponents of the White Australia policy, arguing strongly against Chinese immigration. In his capacity as representative of South Australia - he attended a conference in Sydney, NSW that proposed changes in the migration laws of the time.
Source: Charles Kingston, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaCharles Kingston (cricketer)
Charles Arthur Kingston (5 December 1865 – 14 October 1917) was an English cricketer. Kingston was a right-handed batsman.
Born at Northampton, Northamptonshire, Kingston made his debut in first-class cricket while in British Guiana for Demerara against Barbados in the 1891/92 Inter-Colonial Tournament. He made two further first-class appearances in that seasons tournament, against Trinidad and in the tournament final against Barbados. Kingston scored a total of 34 runs in his three matches, averaging 6.80, with a high score of 21. He later returned to England, where he played minor counties cricket for Northamptonshire, debuting against Staffordshire in 1895 in what was Northamptonshire's inaugural Minor Counties Championship match. He made two further appearances for the county in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland and Durham.
He died on 14 October 1917. His brothers Fred, Hubert, James, and William all played first-class cricket.
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