William Andrew Charlton

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William Andrew Charlton, P.C. (May 9, 1841 - November 9, 1930) was a lumber merchant, businessman and Canadian politician.

Born in Cattaraugus County, New York, Charlton immigrated to Canada.[1] He entered politics and was first elected to the Ontario legislature as the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for Norfolk South in the 1890 general election and served until 1904.[2]

He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1903-1904 and was Commissioner of Public Works from 1904 until 1905.[2]

Charlton moved to federal politics and won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the federal Liberal Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the 1911 federal election. During the Conscription Crisis of 1917 he supported the government of Sir Robert Borden and crossed the floor[3] to run in the 1917 federal election as a Liberal-Unionist in support of Borden's new Union government defeating Laurier-Liberal candidate John Alexander Wallace.[4]

In 1921 he was named to the Queen's Privy Council of Canada.

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  1. ^ Federal Parliamentary Biography
  2. ^ a b Legislative Assembly biography
  3. ^ Members of the House of Commons who Crossed the Floor of the House of Commons or who Changed Parties
  4. ^ History of Federal Ridings: Norfolk

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Preceded by
Francis Evanturel		 Speaker of the Ontario Legislature
1903–1904		 Succeeded by
Joseph St John
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