Role Judge Nationality English | Religion Church of England Name Charles Chubb | |
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Full Name Charles Edward Chubb Born 17 May 1845
London, England ( 1845-05-17 ) Spouse(s) Christian Westgarth Macarthur (m.1870 d.1916) Occupation Barrister, Prosecutor, Judge Died February 27, 1930, Brisbane, Australia | ||
Preceded by Pope Alexander Cooper Resting place South Brisbane Cemetery Succeeded by Robert Harrison Smith | ||
Charles Edward Chubb (1845–1930) was a judge in the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia. He was also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Attorney-General of Queensland.
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Early life
Chubb was born on 17 May 1845 in London, England. His father was Charles Frederick Chubb, a solicitor, and his mother was Sarah, née Bennett. He had four siblings. When he was 16 he moved to Ipswich, Queensland, and became a solicitor in 1867.
In 1870 Chubb married Christian Westgarth Macarthur, with whom he had five children. Three survived to adulthood.
Politics
On 5 January 1883, Pope Alexander Cooper, the Attorney-General of Queensland and member for Bowen in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, resigned. Chubb, who had been appointed Attorney-General on 6 January 1883, won the resulting by-election on 18 January 1883. He held the seat until the 1888 election.
Justice
He became a member of the Supreme Court of Queensland on 2 December 1889, serving first at Townsville until 1908, and then at Brisbane. He retired from the court in 1922.
Later life
Chubb died in Brisbane on 27 February 1930 and his funeral proceeded from St. Malo, his former residence in South Brisbane to the South Brisbane Cemetery.