Charles J. Furey was a political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

 from 1859 to 1861 and from 1865 to 1869 as a Liberal.

He was born in Harbour Main. During the 1861 election in Harbour Main, supporters of Furey and George James Hogsett

George James Hogsett

George James Hogsett was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1852 to 1861 and Harbour Main from 1865 to 1869 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal....

 were fired upon at the polls and the results of the election were called into question. Later, Furey with Hogsett attempted to take a seat in the Newfoundland assembly and was forcibly ejected. In 1869, he was named a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

for Harbour Main. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1882. Furey died in Harbour Main in 1882.

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