Samuel Charters (politician)

Samuel Charters
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Peel
In office 1917–1935
Preceded by	Richard Blain
Succeeded by	Gordon Graydon
19th Mayor of Brampton
In office 1911–1912
Preceded by	Thomas Thauburn
Succeeded by	T.W. Duggan
Ontario MPP
In office 1908–1913
Preceded by	John Smith
Succeeded by	James Robinson Fallis
Constituency	Peel
Personal details
Born	(1863-05-18)May 18, 1863 Chinguacousy Township, Canada West
Died	April 21, 1943(1943-04-21) (aged 79) Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Provincial Conservative (1908-1913) Federal Unionist (1917-1921) Federal Conservative (1921-1935)
Spouse	Jane Ellen Pierson
Profession	Newspaper publisher

Samuel Charters (May 18, 1863 – April 21, 1943) was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Peel in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1908 to 1913 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935 as a Unionist and then Conservative member.

Background

He was born in Chinguacousy Township, Canada West, the son of Francis Charters, and was educated in Brampton, Ontario. He married Jane Ellen Pierson in 1887. In 1890, he took over the operation of the Brampton Conservator. He was president of the Charters Publishing Company. He died in Brampton at the age of 79.

Politics

Charters was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1902. He retired from provincial politics in 1913 due to illness. Charters served as chief opposition whip in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1930. He retired from politics one last time in 1935. Charters also served as mayor of Brampton in 1907 and from 1911 to 1912 and as registrar of deeds for Peel County.

External links

• Brampton : An illustrated history, HV Loverseed (1987)
• Samuel Charters – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history