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Charles James Hamilton

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Charles James Hamilton
Member of Parliament
for Stormont
In office
October 1925 – September 1926
Preceded byDuncan Orestes Alguire
Succeeded byArnold Neilson Smith
Personal details
Born
Charles James Hamilton

(1855-09-15)15 September 1855
Goderich, Canada West
Died19 December 1937(1937-12-19) (aged 82)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)1) Harriet S. Dickinson
m. 22 December 1880 (died)
2) Helen Cline[1]
Professionphysician

Charles James Hamilton (15 September 1855 – 19 December 1937) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Goderich, Canada West and became a physician.

He was elected to Parliament at the Stormont riding in the 1925 general election. After serving only one term, the 15th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Arnold Neilson Smith of the Liberals in the 1926 election.

Hamilton served as a reeve of Cornwall Township at one time. He was a municipal councillor for Cornwall, Ontario in 1884 and served as that city's mayor in 1889 and 1894.

1925 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Charles James Hamilton 5,706
  Liberal George Ira Gogo 5,394
1926 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Arnold Neilson Smith 6,623
  Conservative Charles James Hamilton 6,083

References

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  1. ^ Normandin, A.L. (1926). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Mortimer.
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