Charles McGill Hamilton (January 17, 1878 – May 3, 1952) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1919 to 1929 as a

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. He was born in

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, and came to Saskatchewan with his family in 1895. Hamilton taught school for four years and then, in 1901, he settled on a

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near

. He was president of the local chapter of the

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and of the Saskatchewan Association of Regional Municipalities. Hamilton was for a short time a director for the

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. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1919 by-election held after

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resigned his seat. Hamilton served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Highways , and Minister of the Child Welfare Act. He was defeated by

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when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1929. He then served on the Board of Grain Commissioners for 19 years, retiring in January 1948. He died in

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at the age of 74.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1878 births 1952 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub