Charles Billings (1825 – November 1906) was a municipal official, educator, farmer and politician in

Gloucester Township, Ontario Gloucester ( ) is a former municipality and now geographic area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located east of Ottawa's inner core, it was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become ...

. He served as reeve for the township in 1852. The son of

Braddish Billings Braddish Billings (September 23, 1783 – April 8, 1864) was an early settler in the Ottawa area, for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named. He was born in Ware, Massachusetts in 1783, but moved to the Brockville area with his family w ...

and Lamira Dow, he studied law and articled for a law office in Buffalo, but never entered the practice of law. Billings helped establish the General Protestant Hospital in

Bytown Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a Grou ...

. He was elected reeve for Gloucester in 1852 and served on the education committee for

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. Billings served as the township clerk from 1854 to 1906. He also taught school at

Billings Bridge Billings Bridge is a bridge over the Rideau River in Ottawa. Bank Street passes over the river by way of this bridge. The bridge was named after Braddish Billings, who settled in this area and established a farm nearby in 1812. The first bridge, ...

from 1856 to 1863 and looked after the family farm. In 1858, he married Maria Murray.

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Mayors and reeves of Gloucester Township, Ontario 1825 births 1906 deaths {{Ontario-mayor-stub