Charles Edward Church
Charles Edward Church (January 3, 1835 – January 3, 1906) was a Canadian politician.
Charles Edward Church | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lunenburg | |
| In office 1872–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Mortimer McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edwin Kaulbach |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Lunenburg | |
| In office 1882–1901 | |
| Senator from Nova Scotia | |
| In office 1902–1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1835 Tancook Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia |
| Died | January 3, 1906 (aged 71) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Henrietta A. Pugsley |
| Cabinet | Commissioner of Works and Mines (1882-1884) Provincial Secretary (1884-1891 & 1896-1901) |
Early life and education
Born in Tancook Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles Lott Anthony Church and Sarah Hiltz,[1] Church was educated in Chester and Truro, Nova Scotia.
Career
He was a school teacher for over ten years and then he started in business as a merchant. In 1884, Church married Henrietta A. Pugsley.[1] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1872 for Lunenburg. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1874 and was defeated in 1878. From 1874 to 1878, he was Liberal Whip in the House of Commons for the Maritime Provinces.
He was elected in 1882 to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia and sat there until 1902 when he was called to the Senate. Church was Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia for two years in the William Thomas Pipes administration, and Commissioner of Public Works and Mines for 15 years, in the William Stevens Fielding and George Henry Murray administrations. He was called to the Senate on February 8, 1902, on the advice of Wilfrid Laurier representing the senatorial division of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He served until his death in 1906.[2]
He was a grandson of Charles Lot Church.
Electoral record
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Lunenburg | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Edward Church | 1,338 | ||||||
| Unknown | W.H. Owens | 1,205 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Lunenburg | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Edward Church | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Lunenburg | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 1,899 | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Edward Church | 1,173 | ||||||
References
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- The Canadian Parliament: Biographical Sketches and Photo-Engravures of the Senators and Members of the House of Commons of Canada. Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co. 1906. pp. 62. Retrieved 2007-04-29.