A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
Canada -- Biography
=Charlton, William Granville=, Editor and Publisher (Aylmer, Ont.), the
son of John R. and Emily J. Charlton, one of six children, one girl and
four boys, all living except one, was born in the Township of South
Dorchester, January 1, 1868; his earlier education took place at the St.
Thomas Collegiate Institute, going from there to the Transylvania
University, Lexington, Ky., and finally to Bethany College, Bethany,
Va., where he graduated in 1893. He married Martha N. Black, the
daughter of Martha M. Wells, widow of the late Noris Black and has one
daughter, Eunice Eva Charlton, born May 13, 1901. Mr. Charlton was
brought up on a farm and has practically devoted his energies to farming
most of his life, and almost by his own efforts secured his education.
He is a member of the Church of Christ, and for twenty-seven years has
preached the Gospel with little intermission due only to illness. He is
a great Bible School worker, and has been preaching and teaching
prohibition for thirty years, and happy to be living to see the fruits
of his labor in that direction. He has been connected with newspaper
work since January 1, 1916, when he became editor and publisher of the
“East Elgin Tribune.” In politics he is a Liberal and in 1913 was chosen
by that party as a candidate for Federal honors to represent East Elgin
at the next Dominion Elections.
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=Ball, Robert James, M.P. for South Grey, Ont.= (Hanover, Ont.), was
born at Allan Park, Township of Bentinck, Ont., on Jan. 15, 1857. Is the
son of James Ball and his wife, Jane, formerly Jane Cain. Lived on his
father’s farm till eighteen years of age. Was educated at Hampden Public
School, Collingwood Collegiate Institute and Ottawa Normal School, from
which latter institution he graduated with a Second-class Teacher’s
Certificate, Grade A. On graduating, he taught school for ten years,
then spent five years as an accountant, three years as a private banker,
and two years in the life insurance business, when he became a furniture
manufacturer, which business he has carried on for twenty-two years. He
is managing director of the Ball Furniture Co., Limited, and also
director in Morlock Bros., upholsterers; he is also President of The
Reliance Investment and Developing Co., Ltd., of Hanover, Ont.
Politically, Mr. Ball has been very active, being three years Municipal
Councillor of the Town of Hanover, two years Commissioner for the County
of Grey, two years Reeve of the town of Hanover, and, in 1908, was
Warden of the County of Grey. In 1908, he was Conservative candidate for
South Grey against H. H. Miller, and was defeated, but reduced Miller’s
majority from 316 to 87. In 1911 he was elected to the House of Commons
over H. H. Miller by a majority of 48. Mr. Ball was married August 11,
1882, to Mary Jane, daughter of Anthony and Mary Leonard, of the
Township of Normanby, and is the father of six children: Milton Leonard,
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