Charles Dalton

Charles Dalton

Charles Dalton (born June 9, 1850 in Tignish , Prince Edward Island , † December 28, 1933 in Charlottetown ) was a Canadian entrepreneur , politician and philanthropist . He was Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1930 until his death .

biography

After finishing school, Dalton first worked as a farmer and later as a pharmacist . He is one of the pioneers in breeding silver foxes to obtain silver fox skins . In 1887 he set up a breeding business and played a key role in making the province one of the world's leading centers for fur farming. He made a fortune selling his breeding business in 1914 and bought the Charlottetown Guardian newspaper . Mainly, however, Dalton was devoted to charitable causes. During the First World War , he donated an ambulance to the Canadian government and funded a school in Tignish. After his daughter died of tuberculosis , he devoted himself to fighting this disease and financed the construction of a sanatorium . In 1916 he was accepted into the Order of Gregory because of his many services .

As a member of the Prince Edward Island Conservative Party , Dalton ran successfully in the 1912 legislative assembly elections . He was re-elected in 1915, but was voted out of office in 1919. Until 1917 he was minister without portfolio in the provincial cabinet of John Alexander Mathieson . Governor General Lord Willingdon swore in Dalton on November 29, 1930 as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. He held this representative office for a little over three years until his death.

Web links

• Short biography on the website of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Iceland (English)