Charles Dalton

For other people named Charles Dalton, see Charles Dalton (disambiguation).

The Honourable Charles Dalton
13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office November 26, 1930 – December 9, 1933
Monarch	George V
Governors General	The Earl of Willingdon The Earl of Bessborough
Premier	Walter Lea James D. Stewart William J. P. MacMillan
Preceded by	Frank Richard Heartz
Succeeded by	George Des Brisay de Blois
MLA (Councillor) for 1st Prince
In office January 3, 1912 – July 24, 1919
Preceded by	John Agnew
Succeeded by	Christopher Metherall
Personal details
Born	(1850-06-09)June 9, 1850 Tignish, Prince Edward Island Colony
Died	December 9, 1933(1933-12-09) (aged 83) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Annie Gavin ​ (m. 1874)​
Children	C. Howard M.D., Freda, Nora, Julia P., Florence, Edith, Irene, Gerald, Zita, Joseph Arnold, Catherine, and Mary B.
Residence	Tignish, Prince Edward Island
Occupation	Businessman, philanthropist, druggist, farmer, and fox breeder
Profession	Politician
Cabinet	Minister without Portfolio (1915-1919)

Charles Dalton (June 9, 1850[1] – December 9, 1933) was a Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on Prince Edward Island.

Biography

Charles Dalton was born at Tignish, Prince Edward Island, the son of Patrick Dalton and Margaret McCarthy.[1] He first worked as a farmer and then as a druggist. He married Anne Gavin in 1874.

Dalton earned his fortune through silver fox breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal.[1] He used his fortune to purchase The Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown.[2] He served as a Conservative[2] provincial cabinet minister[3] and then the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1930 until his death in 1933.

During World War I, he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government. He also built a school in his home town of Tignish. In 1916, he was named a Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[1]

Dalton became devoted to the fight against tuberculosis after losing a daughter to the disease, donating funds to allow for the construction of a sanatorium on the island which was named in his honour.[4]

References

1. "The Honourable Charles Dalton". Prince Edward Island: Lieutenant Governors gallery. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
2. Gary MacDougall, "Our History", The Guardian, accessed May 6, 2008
3. "Fox Thieves Caught", Time, March 17, 1930
4. "Tuberculosis History in Canada: Sir Charles Dalton" Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Lung Association