Charles Robert McKeown explained

Charles Robert McKeown
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1923
Term End1:1926
Predecessor1:Thomas Kerr Slack
Successor1:Thomas Kerr Slack
Term Start2:1907
Term End2:1919
Predecessor2:Frederick William Lewis
Successor2:Thomas Kerr Slack
Constituency2:Dufferin
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:20 November 1868
Birth Place:Orangeville, Canada West
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Occupation:Lawyer

Charles Robert McKeown, (November 19, 1866  - January 13, 1942) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1907 to 1926 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Orangeville, Canada West, the son of Robert McKeown, and educated at the University of Toronto. He articled in law with William L. Walsh, graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1894 and set up practice in Orangeville. In 1895, he married Crystine Innes McIntosh. He served as mayor of Orangeville in 1906 and 1907. In 1907, McKeown was named King's Counsel. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1907 by-election held after the death of Frederick William Lewis. He served as Chairman of the Municipal and Railway Board from 1927 to 1935.

He died at his Toronto home in 1942 after being ill for several weeks.[1]

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  1. News: C. R. M'Keown dies at home: Well-Known Lawyer Was Former Tory Whip . The Globe and Mail . January 14, 1942 . 4.