Charles Edward Griffiths (26 June 1903 – 17 May 1982) was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Jesmond, New South Wales

Jesmond, New South Wales

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, he attended public schools and became a railwayman with New South Wales Railways, rising to become an official in the Australian Railways Union. He was appointed to the Australian Labor Party

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's New South Wales

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 Executive before his election to the Australian House of Representatives

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 in 1949 as the member for the new seat of Shortland

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. He held the seat until his retirement in 1972. Griffiths died in 1982.