Sir Charles Gregory Wade

Sir Charles Gregory Wade KCMG, KC, JP (26 January 1863 – 26 September 1922) was Premier of New South Wales – 21 October 1910.

Early years Charles Gregory Wade was born in Singleton, New South Wales. He was the son of William Burton Wade, a civil engineer. 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. included the Oxford University RUFC and, eight times capped for England (he played for England in the first Home Championship, becoming first to score a hat-trick of tries when playing against Wales). He also turned out for Sydney's Wallaroo club, London's Richmond FC and NSW Waratahs. Wade played county cricket for Herefordshire and Shropshire between 1881 and 1884, and also excelled at lawn tennis, rowing and target shooting. From 1902, he represented employers before the new Industrial Arbitration Court.

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.

Within a year of his first election he joined the Carruthers ministry as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. The eighteen formed a grand coalition with Liberal Reform, giving the coalition a majority in parliament, with Holman remaining Premier.

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.

Wade died after a heart attack at his house at the Sydney suburb of Potts Point on and was survived by Lady Wade, two sons and two daughters. was knighted in 1918, and was created KCMG on 5 June 1920.