Charles H. Mackintosh

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The Honourable Charles Herbert Mackintosh (1843 - December 22, 1931) was a journalist, mayor of Ottawa from 1879-1881, represented Ottawa City in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 and from 1890 to 1893, and served as Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories from 1893 to 1898.

He was born in London, Ontario in 1843, the son of an Irish immigrant. He began the study of law but instead entered the trade of journalism. In 1873, he was elected to the town council in Strathroy, Ontario.

He was City Editor for the London Free Press and Hamilton Times. From 1874 to 1892, he was owner of the Ottawa Daily Citizen. He edited the Canadian Parliamentary Companion from 1877 to 1882. He served as chairman for the Dominion Exhibition in 1879.

He died in 1931 and is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario.

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	Mayors of Ottawa
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Preceded by: C.W. Bangs	Mayor of Ottawa 1879-1881	Succeeded by: Pierre St. Jean
Preceded by: Joseph Royal	Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories 1893-1898	Succeeded by: Malcolm Colin Cameron