Chester Samuel Walters

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Chester Samuel Walters (August 24, 1878December 10, 1958) was a Canadian politician and bureaucrat.

Born in Waterford, Ontario, Walters, a public accountant, founded the Certified Public Accountants’ Association. He was elected as mayor of Hamilton in 1915 at age 36. He served until 1916.

In 1934, Walters became deputy minister of public works for the province of Ontario. The next year, he became deputy minister of the Ontario treasury. He served in this post until 1953.

Preceded by
John Allan
Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
1915–1916
Succeeded by
Charles Goodenough Booker
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