Charles Veryard
Australian rules footballer
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| Intro | Australian rules footballer | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Athlete Football player Australian-rules footballer Politician | |
| Work field | Politics Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1900 | |
| Death | 1 January 1967 (aged 67 years) |
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Charles John Besley Veryard (1900–1967) was a City of Perth Councillor from 1927 until 1964 and Mayor of Perth from 1964 to his death in 1967.
Veryard was also a manager and director of West Cycles. He attended Hale School and played three seasons of football with West Perth Football Club between 1917 and 1920.
The Charles Veryard Reserve in Bourke Street, North Perth is named in his honour.
In August 1951, Veryard was convicted and fined for tax fraud after understating his income.
His grandfather, John Besley Veryard (1851–1924) was a councillor and mayor of Leederville Council and a Western Australian Member of Parliament.