Charles G. Hawkins
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Charles G. Hawkins was a Liberal party
member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
and became a lumberman.
The son of George Gerald Hawkins and Edith Peppard, he was educated in Lawrencetown and entered the lumber trade at Milford Station, Nova Scotia. Hawkins was president of Riversdale Lumber Ltd. In 1922, he married Nellie Clare Wright.
He was appointed to the Senate for the Milford-Hants, Nova Scotia division on 2 May 1950 following nomination by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent
. Hawkins remained a Senator until his death on 14 August 1958.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
There are several locations in Nova Scotia with the name Lawrencetown:* Lawrencetown in Annapolis County* Lawrencetown in Halifax County* Upper Lawrencetown, also in Halifax County* West Lawrencetown, also in Halifax County...
and became a lumberman.
The son of George Gerald Hawkins and Edith Peppard, he was educated in Lawrencetown and entered the lumber trade at Milford Station, Nova Scotia. Hawkins was president of Riversdale Lumber Ltd. In 1922, he married Nellie Clare Wright.
He was appointed to the Senate for the Milford-Hants, Nova Scotia division on 2 May 1950 following nomination by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent
Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....
. Hawkins remained a Senator until his death on 14 August 1958.