Benjamin Ernest Charlton
Encyclopedia
Benjamin Ernest Charlton (b 12 April 1835 in Brant County, Upper Canada
- d 12 March 1901) was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
from 1867 and 1873-1874. In addition to his activities as a politician, Charlton was also a teacher and manufacturer.
Charlton is buried in Hamilton Cemetery.
, a street in the lower city of Hamilton, Ontario was named after him.
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
- d 12 March 1901) was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
from 1867 and 1873-1874. In addition to his activities as a politician, Charlton was also a teacher and manufacturer.
Charlton is buried in Hamilton Cemetery.
Tribute
Charlton AvenueCharlton Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)
Charlton Avenue, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This collector road starts of just West of Dundurn Street as a one-way street up to James Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way eastward and ends at Wentworth Street South right...
, a street in the lower city of Hamilton, Ontario was named after him.