| Charles Royds | |
| Constituency Am1: | Leichhardt |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 4 May 1860 |
| Term End1: | 8 February 1864 |
| Predecessor1: | New seat |
| Successor1: | Edmund Royds |
| Alongside1: | Robert Herbert, Gordon Sandeman |
| Term Start2: | 29 June 1868 |
| Term End2: | 30 January 1872 |
| Predecessor2: | Edmund Royds |
| Successor2: | Edmund Royds |
| Alongside2: | John Scott, Gordon Sandeman |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1827 |
| Birth Place: | Brereton, Cheshire, England |
| Death Place: | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Birthname: | Charles James Royds |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Occupation: | Station Lessee |
Charles James Royds (1827–1898) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Charles Royds was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Leichhardt on 4 May 1860 (the 1860 Queensland colonial election). On 8 February 1864, Charles Royds resigned and his brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1864.
On 11 May 1868, his brother Edmund Royds resigned the seat and Charles Royd won the resulting by-election in Leichhardt on 29 June 1868. Charles Royds held the seat until 30 January 1872 when he resigned. His brother Edmund Royds won the resulting by-election on 20 February 1872.[2] [3]
Royds died on 15 July 1898 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England aged 70 years.[1] [4]