Charles G. Hawkins

Charles G. Hawkins
Member of the Senate of Canada for Milford-Hants, Nova Scotia division
In office
2 May 1950 – 14 August 1958
Personal details
Born Charles G. Hawkins
(1887-10-15)15 October 1887
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Died 14 August 1958(1958-08-14) (aged 70)
Ottawa, Ontario[1]
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Nellie Clare Wright
Profession lumberman

Charles G. Hawkins (15 October 1887 – 14 August 1958) 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.[1]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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