Charles Edward Hamilton (1844Manitoba Historical Society - Charles Edward Hamilton
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and as the seventh Mayor of

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in 1885. Born in Rochester, England, Hamilton emigrated to Canada before studying law. Hamilton married Alma Lizzie Ashworth of

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. After moving from

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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. On 24 February 1885, Hamilton won a provincial by-election in the Winnipeg South riding for the

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. In the 1886 provincial election, he won the Shoal Lake riding. Hamilton left provincial politics and in 1888 moved to

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where he became Vice-President of the Pacific and Oriental Investment Company in 1897, as well as serving as the British Vice-Consul for Minnesota. Hamilton died in 1919.Petersen, p. 29 Hamilton's son, Charles Ashworth Hamilton, was the founder of Hamilton's Stores in

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. Hamilton Avenue in Winnipeg is named in C.E. Hamilton's honour.

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1844 births 1919 deaths Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs Mayors of Winnipeg English emigrants to Canada Lawyers in Manitoba People from Rochester, Kent Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba {{Manitoba-mayor-stub