Charles Goodenough Booker (April 24, 1859 – April 3, 1926) was the
mayor
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of
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of T ...
from 1917 to 1920.
In 1904, Booker ran for the Board of Education in Ward 1 unsuccessfully. In 1906, he successfully sought the post again and served for nine years. In 1915, he was chairman of the board.
When he ran for mayor in 1917, he was not expected to win. He was subsequently re-elected until 1920.
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1859 births
1926 deaths
Mayors of Hamilton, Ontario
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