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Adermann, Sir Charles Frederick (1896–1979)

	Adermann, Sir Charles Frederick (1896–1979)
Born	3 August, 1896 Lowood , Queensland , Australia
Died	9 May, 1979 (aged 82) Dalby , Queensland , Australia
Cultural Heritage	German
Religious Influence	Churches of Christ
Related Entries [View as tree]	McLeay, John (work colleague) Menzies, Robert Gordon (work colleague) Cameron, Archie Galbraith (work colleague) Davidson, Charles William (work colleague) McEwen, John (work colleague) Wade, Harrie Walter (work colleague) McMahon, William (work colleague) Holt, Harold Edward (work colleague) James, Rowland (political adversary) Chifley, Joseph Benedict (political adversary) Calwell, Arthur Augustus (political adversary) Ward, Edward John (political adversary)
Education*	Lowood State School (Qld) (student, 1902-1907) Wooroolin State School (Qld) (student, 1908-1910)
Occupation*	Churches of Christ lay leader (1924-1979) Queensland, Australia farming industry leader (1925-1972) Queensland, Australia peanut farmer (1931-1979) Queensland, Australia radio religious broadcaster (1938-1979) Queensland, Australia local government head (1939-1946) Queensland, Australia country politician (1943-1972) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1943-1972) Federal, Australia
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1971)
Key Organisations*	Rotary Club of Kingaroy (Qld) (member, ?-1972) Peanut Marketing Board (Qld) (member, 1922-1952) Peanut Marketing Board (Qld) (chair, 1925-1931) Peanut Marketing Board (Qld) (chair, 1934-1952)
Political Activism*	Country Party (Qld) (member, 1943-1972)
Workplaces*	4SB radio station (Qld) (radio presenter, 1938-1979) Kingaroy Shire Council (Qld) (councillor, 1939-1946) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1943-1972) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Deputy Speaker, 1950-1958)

* Dates are approximate