Charles G. Hawkins Explained

Charles G. Hawkins
Birthname:Charles G. Hawkins
Birth Date:1887 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario
Spouse:Nellie Clare Wright
Office:Member of the Senate of Canada for Milford-Hants, Nova Scotia division
Term Start:2 May 1950
Term End:14 August 1958
Profession:lumberman
Party:Liberal

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.