Charles Steel MacNaughton (May 15, 1911 – November 20, 1987) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1958 to 1973 who represented the central Ontario riding of

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. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of

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and

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Background

MacNaughton was born in

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in 1911 and grew up and lived in

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, where he worked in the seed industry, before moving to

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in 1944 as a seed distributor. He was a founding member of the South Huron Hospital in Exeter and served as a member of the South Huron District High School Board for nine years, including two as chairman. MacNaughton died in Exeter on November 20, 1987. He was married to Adeline M. W. Fulcher (1913–1997) and was survived by son, John MacNaughton (d. 2013), a Toronto investment banker and Heather MacNaughton. MacNaughton is buried in the Exeter Cemetery, Huron County, Ontario. MacNaughton Park and MacNaughton-Morrison section of South Huron Trail are named for the former MPP.

Politics

MacNaughton ran as the PC candidate in a by-election held on May 12, 1958. He defeated his Liberal opponent J.A. Addison by 1,197 votes. He was re-elected four times before retiring in 1973. On October 25, 1962 he was appointed as Minister of Highways. In this position he oversaw the completion of

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and its expansion of six lanes and more in some places. On November 25, 1966 he was appointed as Treasurer of Ontario. When

became Premier in 1971 he returned MacNaughton to the Transportation portfolio. MacNaughton retired from politics in January, 1973 and Davis appointed him as chairman of the Ontario Racing Commission.

Cabinet posts

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macnaughton, Charles 1911 births 1987 deaths Finance ministers of Ontario Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs