Charles William Blakeney (18021876) was a judge and politician in Queensland, Australia.
Early life
Charles William Blakeney was born in Cooltigue Castle, County Roscommon, Ireland in 1802. He was the eldest son of Reverend Thomas Blakeney and his wife Alicia Newcome, daughter of Archbishop William Newcome, primate of Ireland.
He went to study at Trinity College, Dublin in January 1820 but never completed a degree.
In 1826 he married Ellen Frances, the daughter of John and Julia Jeffries of Blarney Castle, County Cork. They had three children:
Charles John Blakeney (1830–1892)
William Theophilus Blakeney (1832–1898)
Alicia Honoria Blakeney (1833– )
