Charles William Jarvis (March 18, 1866 – July 15, 1932) was an

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banker and politician. Jarvis was the second mayor of the town of Fort William from 1899 to 1900, succeeding

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. He represented Fort William in the

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from 1911 to 1919 as a

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member. He was born in St. Eleanors,

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, the son of Henry Fitzgerald Jarvis and grandson of

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, the first chief justice for Prince Edward Island. His brother Ernest Frederick Jarvis became assistant deputy minister of Militia during World War I. In 1892, he married Maria Louise Powley. He served as secretary for the Fort William Board of Trade and was chairman of the joint board responsible for governing the Port Arthur and Fort William Street Railway. He also served as the

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consular agent for the District of Thunder Bay from 1895 to 1913. He was appointed local master of titles and registrar of deeds in March 1928, a patronage appointment. Jarvis died at Fort William July 15, 1932. One of his sons W.H. Reginald Jarvis became president of the John Labatt brewery.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912'', EJ Chambers * F. Brent Scollie, ''Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors 1873-1945'' (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), 192–193.

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* 1866 births 1932 deaths Mayors of Fort William, Ontario People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{Ontario-mayor-stub