Charlie Ring

Eugene Cornelius "Charlie" Ring (13 August 1899 – 29 October 1975) was an Australian politician. Born in Chiltern, his parents were Edward Ring (a butcher) and Louisa Grundmann. He worked for his father before becoming a tram driver at Preston. He married Katherine May Smith in 1927; they had one daughter. From 1942 to 1958 he served on the executive of the Tramways Union; he was also a Labor Party member from around 1936.^[1]

In 1955 Ring was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Preston. He served until his retirement in 1970. Ring died at Greensborough in 1975.^[2]