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{{Short description|Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist}}
{{for|the basketball player|Chuck Dalton}}
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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Charles Dalton
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Charles Dalton.PNG
| imagesize =
| caption =
| order = 13th
| office = Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
| term_start = November 26, 1930
| term_end = December 9, 1933
| predecessor = [[Frank Richard Heartz]]
| successor = [[George Des Brisay de Blois]]
| monarch = [[George V]]
| governor_general = [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|The Earl of Willingdon]]<br/>[[Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough|The Earl of Bessborough]]
| premier = [[Walter Lea]]<br/>[[James David Stewart|James D. Stewart]]<br/>[[William J. P. MacMillan]]
| office1 = [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island|MLA]] (Councillor) for [[1st Prince]]
| predecessor1 = [[John Agnew (Prince Edward Island politician)|John Agnew]]
| successor1 = [[Christopher Metherall]]
| term_start1 = January 3, 1912
| term_end1 = July 24, 1919
| birth_date = {{birth date|1850|6|9}}
| birth_place = [[Tignish, Prince Edward Island|Tignish]], [[Prince Edward Island|Prince Edward Island Colony]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1933|12|9|1850|6|9}}
| death_place = [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]], Canada
| nationality = Canadian
| spouse = {{marriage|Annie Gavin|1874}}
| party = [[Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| relations =
| children = C. Howard M.D., Freda, Nora, Julia P., Florence, Edith, Irene, Gerald, Zita, Joseph Arnold, Catherine, and Mary B.
| residence = [[Tignish, Prince Edward Island]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Businessman, philanthropist, druggist, farmer, and fox breeder
| profession = Politician
| cabinet = Minister without Portfolio (1915-1919)
}}


'''Sir Charles Dalton''' (June 9, 1850<ref name="gallery">{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/olg/gallery/picture_setup.php?lg=26Dalton|title=The Honourable Charles Dalton|work=Prince Edward Island: Lieutenant Governors gallery|publisher=Government of Prince Edward Island|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> – 1933) was a [[Prince Edward Island]] businessman, politician and philanthropist.
'''Charles Dalton''' (June 9, 1850<ref name="gallery">{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/olg/gallery/picture_setup.php?lg=26Dalton|title=The Honourable Charles Dalton|work=Prince Edward Island: Lieutenant Governors gallery|publisher=Government of Prince Edward Island|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref> – December 9, 1933) was a Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on [[Prince Edward Island]].


==Biography==
Charles Dalton was born at [[Tignish, Prince Edward Island]], the son of Patrick Dalton and Margaret McCarthy.<ref name="gallery"/> He first worked as a farmer and then a druggist. He married Anne Gavin in 1874.
Charles Dalton was born at [[Tignish, Prince Edward Island]], the son of Patrick Dalton and Margaret McCarthy.<ref name="gallery"/> He first worked as a farmer and then as a druggist. He married Anne Gavin in 1874.


Dalton earned his fortune through [[Silver fox (animal)|silver fox]] breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal.<ref name="gallery"/> He Dalton used his fortune to purchase the ''[[Charlottetown Guardian]]'' newspaper.<ref name=hist>Gary MacDougall, [http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?pid=1472 "Our History"], ''Charlottetown Guardian'', accessed May 6, 2008</ref> He served as a [[Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]<ref name=hist/> provincial cabinet minister<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,738845,00.html?iid=chix-sphere "Fox Thieves Caught"], ''TIME Magazine'', March 17, 1930</ref> and then the [[List of lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island#Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island, 1873-present|13th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]] from 1930 until his death in 1933.
Dalton earned his fortune through [[Silver fox (animal)|silver fox]] breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal.<ref name="gallery"/> He used his fortune to purchase ''[[The Guardian (Charlottetown)|The Guardian]]'' newspaper in Charlottetown.<ref name=hist>Gary MacDougall, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070123032555/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?pid=1472 "Our History"], ''[[The Guardian (Charlottetown)|The Guardian]]'', accessed May 6, 2008</ref> He served as a [[Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]<ref name=hist/> provincial cabinet minister<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024014030/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,738845,00.html?iid=chix-sphere "Fox Thieves Caught"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', March 17, 1930</ref> and then the [[List of lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island#Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island, 1873-present|13th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]] from 1930 until his death in 1933.


During [[World War I]], he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government. He also built a school in his home town of Tignish. In 1916, he was named a Knight Commander in the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]]<ref name="gallery"/>
During [[World War I]], he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government. He also built a school in his home town of Tignish. In 1916, he was named a Knight Commander in the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]].<ref name="gallery"/>


Dalton became devoted to the fight against [[tuberculosis]] after losing a daughter to the disease, donating funds to allow for the construction of a [[sanatorium]] on the island which was named in his honour.<ref>[http://www.lung.ca/tb/tbhistory/people/dalton.html "Tuberculosis History in Canada: Sir Charles Dalton"], Canadian Lung Association</ref>
Dalton became devoted to the fight against [[tuberculosis]] after losing a daughter to the disease, donating funds to allow for the construction of a [[sanatorium]] on the island which was named in his honour.<ref>[http://www.lung.ca/tb/tbhistory/people/dalton.html "Tuberculosis History in Canada: Sir Charles Dalton"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404131223/http://www.lung.ca/tb/tbhistory/people/dalton.html |date=April 4, 2008 }}, Canadian Lung Association</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 15 October 2024

For other people named Charles Dalton, see Charles Dalton (disambiguation).

The Honourable
Charles Dalton
13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
November 26, 1930 – December 9, 1933
MonarchGeorge V
Governors GeneralThe Earl of Willingdon
The Earl of Bessborough
PremierWalter Lea
James D. Stewart
William J. P. MacMillan
Preceded byFrank Richard Heartz
Succeeded byGeorge Des Brisay de Blois
MLA (Councillor) for 1st Prince
In office
January 3, 1912 – July 24, 1919
Preceded byJohn Agnew
Succeeded byChristopher Metherall
Personal details
Born(1850-06-09)June 9, 1850
Tignish, Prince Edward Island Colony
DiedDecember 9, 1933(1933-12-09) (aged 83)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Annie Gavin
​
(m. 1874)​
ChildrenC. Howard M.D., Freda, Nora, Julia P., Florence, Edith, Irene, Gerald, Zita, Joseph Arnold, Catherine, and Mary B.
ResidenceTignish, Prince Edward Island
OccupationBusinessman, philanthropist, druggist, farmer, and fox breeder
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetMinister without Portfolio (1915-1919)

Charles Dalton (June 9, 1850[1] – December 9, 1933) was a Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on Prince Edward Island.

Biography

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Charles Dalton was born at Tignish, Prince Edward Island, the son of Patrick Dalton and Margaret McCarthy.[1] He first worked as a farmer and then as a druggist. He married Anne Gavin in 1874.

Dalton earned his fortune through silver fox breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal.[1] He used his fortune to purchase The Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown.[2] He served as a Conservative[2] provincial cabinet minister[3] and then the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1930 until his death in 1933.

During World War I, he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government. He also built a school in his home town of Tignish. In 1916, he was named a Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[1]

Dalton became devoted to the fight against tuberculosis after losing a daughter to the disease, donating funds to allow for the construction of a sanatorium on the island which was named in his honour.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gary MacDougall, "Our History", The Guardian, accessed May 6, 2008
  2. ^ "Fox Thieves Caught", Time, March 17, 1930
  3. ^ "Tuberculosis History in Canada: Sir Charles Dalton" Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Lung Association
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