Charles Cameron Kingston, (22 October 1850 - 11 May 1908) Australian politician, was an early liberal Premier of South Australia serving from 1893 to 1899 with the support of Labor led by John McPherson from 1893 and Lee Batchelor from 1897 in the House of Assembly, winning the 1893, 1896, and 1899 state elections.

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  • Charles Cameron Kingston, (22 October 1850 - 11 May 1908) Australian politician, was an early liberal Premier of South Australia serving from 1893 to 1899 with the support of Labor led by John McPherson from 1893 and Lee Batchelor from 1897 in the House of Assembly, winning the 1893, 1896, and 1899 state elections. He was a leading proponent of and contributed extensively on the Federation of Australia, and was elected to the federal House of Representatives with the most votes amongst the seven elected in the single South Australian division at the 1901 federal election, serving under the Protectionist Party. A radical liberal in state politics, his government introduced such progressive measures as: electoral reform including the first law to give votes to women in Australia, a legitimation Act, the first conciliation and arbitration Act in Australia, establishment of a state bank, a high protective tariff, regulation of factories, and a progressive system of land and income taxation.
  • Charles Cameron Kingston, né le 22 octobre 1850, décédé le 11 mai 1908 fut un un Premier Ministre d'Australie-Méridionale, en l'honneur de qui la ville de Kingston dans le Territoire de la capitale australienne, la ville de Kingston-On-Murray et la division électorale de Kingston doivent leur nom. Charles Kingston du parti Libéral fut Premier Ministre d'Australie-Méridionale du 16 juin 1893 au 1 décembre 1899. William Lyne fut alors Ministre de l'Intérieur. En 1900 Charles Kingston alla à Londres avec Edmund Barton et Alfred Deakin pour contrôler le passage du projet de fédération devant le parlement impérial et participa aux négociations avec Joseph Chamberlain, le Ministre des Colonies, qui insistait pour garder un droit d'appel des décisions de la Haute Cour devant le Conseil Privé. Charles Kingston est le fils de George Strickland Kingston (1807-1880).
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  • Charles Cameron Kingston, (22 October 1850 - 11 May 1908) Australian politician, was an early liberal Premier of South Australia serving from 1893 to 1899 with the support of Labor led by John McPherson from 1893 and Lee Batchelor from 1897 in the House of Assembly, winning the 1893, 1896, and 1899 state elections.
  • Charles Cameron Kingston, né le 22 octobre 1850, décédé le 11 mai 1908 fut un un Premier Ministre d'Australie-Méridionale, en l'honneur de qui la ville de Kingston dans le Territoire de la capitale australienne, la ville de Kingston-On-Murray et la division électorale de Kingston doivent leur nom. Charles Kingston du parti Libéral fut Premier Ministre d'Australie-Méridionale du 16 juin 1893 au 1 décembre 1899. William Lyne fut alors Ministre de l'Intérieur.
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