Charles Dalton (June 9, 1850[1] – December 9, 1933) was a Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on Prince Edward Island.
Charles Dalton | |
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| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office November 26, 1930 – December 9, 1933 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governors General | The Earl of Willingdon The Earl of Bessborough |
| Premier | Walter Lea James D. Stewart William J. P. MacMillan |
| Preceded by | Frank Richard Heartz |
| Succeeded by | George Des Brisay de Blois |
| MLA (Councillor) for 1st Prince | |
| In office January 3, 1912 – July 24, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | John Agnew |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Metherall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1850 Tignish, Prince Edward Island Colony |
| Died | December 9, 1933 (aged 83) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Annie Gavin (m. 1874) |
| Children | C. Howard M.D., Freda, Nora, Julia P., Florence, Edith, Irene, Gerald, Zita, Joseph Arnold, Catherine, and Mary B. |
| Residence | Tignish, Prince Edward Island |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist, druggist, farmer, and fox breeder |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Minister without Portfolio (1915-1919) |
Biography
editCharles Dalton was born at Tignish, Prince Edward Island, the son of Patrick Dalton and Margaret McCarthy.[1] He first worked as a farmer and then as a druggist. He married Anne Gavin in 1874.
Dalton earned his fortune through silver fox breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal.[1] He used his fortune to purchase The Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown.[2] He served as a Conservative[2] provincial cabinet minister[3] and then the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1930 until his death in 1933.
During World War I, he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government. He also built a school in his home town of Tignish. In 1916, he was named a Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[1]
Dalton became devoted to the fight against tuberculosis after losing a daughter to the disease, donating funds to allow for the construction of a sanatorium on the island which was named in his honour.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "The Honourable Charles Dalton". Prince Edward Island: Lieutenant Governors gallery. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ^ a b Gary MacDougall, "Our History", The Guardian, accessed May 6, 2008
- ^ "Fox Thieves Caught", Time, March 17, 1930
- ^ "Tuberculosis History in Canada: Sir Charles Dalton" Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Lung Association