Background
Charles English was born 30 January 1902 as Goonengerry near Lismore, New South Wales, the son of James English and his wife Catherine Jane (née Buckley).
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Charles English was born 30 January 1902 as Goonengerry near Lismore, New South Wales, the son of James English and his wife Catherine Jane (née Buckley).
The family moved to the Atherton Tableland in 1904, and he was educated at Malanda, Queensland and at Mount Carmel College, Charters Towers, Queensland.
He was a sawmill owner and tobacco farmer. He held the seat in the 1956 election. On 26 April 1957, he followed Queensland Premier Vince Gair when he broke away from the ALP and formed the Queensland Labor Party (QLP).
However, he was defeated at the 1957 election) by Robert Watson, the Australian Country Party candidate.
English contested Mulgrave again in the 1960 and 1963 elections but was not successful. English died on 5 August 1974 in Brisbane.
He was buried in Pinnaroo Cemetery on 7 August 1974.
He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.