Claim: Carty Salmon was a businessman and politician who was a member of the Parliament for Grampians and served as the second Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, in office from 1909 to 1910.
Evidence: Charles Carty Salmon (27 July 1860 – 15 September 1917) was an Australian politician who served as the second Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, in office from 1909 to 1910. A doctor by profession, he began his political career in the Victorian Legislative Assembly before winning election to the House of Representatives at the inaugural 1901 federal election.