Charles Alexander John Piesse

Charles Alexander John Piesse (11 September 1812 – 6 March 1851) was an English civil servant who served briefly as the Colonial Secretary of Western Australia.

He was an older brother of George William Septimus Piesse.

[1] In 1840 Piesse was appointed Secretary to the Central Loan Fund Board of Ireland, and the following year published a book about the loan fund system.

[2] He held this position until appointed Colonial Secretary of Western Australia in 1850.

He arrived at Fremantle in October 1850 and died in office several months later, on 6 March 1851.