Charles Sheard, M.D. (February 15, 1857 – February 7, 1929) was a

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official and politician.Charles Sheard, former city M.O.H., dies in 73rd year, ''Toronto Globe'', February 8, 1929 Dr Sheard was born in Toronto and educated at

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and the

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Medical School earning a gold medal upon his graduation in 1879. He conducted postgraduate work in Europe and became a

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(M.R.C.S.) in London, England. Upon his return to Toronto he was appointed Chair of Physiology at Trinity and retained that position at the new amalgamated Department of Medicine when Trinity joined the

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in 1904, remaining with the institution until 1912. He was also associated with ''

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'' medical journal. From 1893 to 1910, Dr. Sheard was also

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's Chief Medical Officer and head of the city's Department of Health. He served as Chairman of the province of Ontario's Board of Health from 1904 until 1909. Dr. Sheard served as president of the

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in 1892. He was elected to the

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in the 1917 federal election as the Unionist Member of Parliament for

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and was re-elected in the 1921 federal election as a

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but did not stand for re-election in 1925. Sheard was the son of

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who served as

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in 1871 and 1872. He was also a member of the

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and an

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as well as an owner of several prominent Toronto business corners. Sheard also had a home on

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314 Jarvis Street

Sheard lived at 314 Jarvis Street, a Beaux Arts home built in 1865. The home survives today, but altered and damaged by fires in 2016 and 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheard, Charles 1857 births 1929 deaths Canadian public health doctors Unionist Party (Canada) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni Upper Canada College alumni Fellows of the American Physical Society