Charles Rae
New Zealand painter, journalist and labour reformer
About Charles Rae
Lived 1819 – 1894 (aged 74–75). Charles Rae was a New Zealand painter, journalist and farmer.
Charles Joseph Rae (1819 – 7 February 1894) was a New Zealand painter, journalist and labour reformer. He was born in London, England in about 1819. He was the initial promoter of the Christchurch Mechanics' Institute, out of which the Christchurch City Libraries have developed. One of his sons, Arthur Rae, became a Senator for New South Wales.
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Who was Charles Rae?
New Zealand painter, journalist and labour reformer (1819-1894)
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Charles Rae was born in 1819.
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Charles Rae died on 7 February 1894.
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Charles Rae was a painter, journalist and farmer.
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Charles Rae was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Rae. https://biography.guide/charles-rae/
MLA: "Charles Rae." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-rae/.
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