About John Thompson Charlton
Lived 1826 – 1878 (aged 51–52). John Thompson Charlton was a politician.
John Thompson Charlton, also known as John Charlton Thompson (1826 – 26 November 1878) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Early life Charlton was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas Charlton and his wife Rebecca, née Thompson and was baptised on 21 June 1826.
Charlton became a surveyor, he laid out and named the town of Bundaberg in Queensland in 1870. He was also editor of The Queensland Times using the name John Charlton Thompson.
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Australian politician
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John Thompson Charlton was born in 1826.
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John Thompson Charlton died on 26 November 1878.
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