Charles Edward Hamilton (1844[1] – 25 May 1919) was a Canadian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and as the seventh Mayor of Winnipeg in 1885.
Mayor Charles Edward Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| 7th Mayor of Winnipeg | |
| In office 1885–1885 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Winnipeg South | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Shoal Lake | |
| In office 1886–1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1844[1] Rochester, England[1] |
| Died | 25 May 1919 (aged 74–75) Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse | Alma Ashworth (m. 1884) |
Born in Rochester, England, Hamilton emigrated to Canada before studying law. Hamilton married Alma Lizzie Ashworth of Ottawa.[2] After moving from St. Catharines, Ontario to Winnipeg in 1881, he established a law practice. In the 1884 city election, he won the contest for mayor as a citizen's candidate.[1]
On 24 February 1885, Hamilton won a provincial by-election in the Winnipeg South riding for the Conservative party. In the 1886 provincial election, he won the Shoal Lake riding.[3]
Hamilton left provincial politics and in 1888 moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota where he became Vice-President of the Pacific and Oriental Investment Company in 1897,[1] as well as serving as the British Vice-Consul for Minnesota.[2] Hamilton died in 1919.[4]
Hamilton's son, Charles Ashworth Hamilton, was the founder of Hamilton's Stores in Yellowstone National Park.[2]
Hamilton Avenue in Winnipeg is named in C.E. Hamilton's honour.[1]