Charles Wilson (Canadian politician)

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Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson

Charles Wilson (April 1808 – May 4, 1877) was a Canadian businessman and politician.

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[edit] Background

Wilson was born in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, son of a Scottish immigrant and a French-Canadian mother.

Wilson established a hardware business, and became a prosperous and respected merchant near the Montreal waterfront. In 1835 he married Ann Tracey, sister of Daniel Tracey.

[edit] Montreal City Politics

He served as a City Councillor of Montreal from 1848 to 1849 and from 1850 to 1852 and Mayor of Montreal from 1851 to 1854.

[edit] Member of the Upper House

In 1852, he became a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada and, following the creation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate in the new nation's capital Ottawa as a Conservative party representative for the riding of Rigaud.

[edit] Death

Charles Wilson is interred in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.

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