death_date death_place birth_place title nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
27 august 1941 near coen , queensland wagga wagga , new south wales senator for new south wales australian australian country party 12 december 1898 1 july 1932 charles hardy.jpg charles hardy -lrb- australian politician -rrb-
 30 june 1938 charles hardy manufacturer
charles hardy -lrb- australian politician -rrb-

charles hardy -lrb- 12 december 1898 -- 27 august 1941 -rrb- was an australian politician who served in the australian senate between 1932 and 1938 .
born in wagga wagga , new south wales , he was educated at geelong grammar school before serving in the military 1917-1919 .
he returned to become a manufacturer of building supplies , and was a leader of the riverina new state movement .
in 1931 , he was elected to the australian senate for new south wales as a member of the country party , taking his seat in 1932 .
he was defeated in 1937 , leaving the senate in 1938 .
having left politics , he became a co-ordinator of works with the raaf .
hardy died in 1941 in a plane crash near coen , queensland .
