Hector Charlesworth

Hector Willoughby Charlesworth (28 September 1872 – 30 December 1945) was a Canadian writer, editor, and critic.

Hector Charlesworth
Born
Hector Willoughby Charlesworth

(1872-09-28)28 September 1872
Hamilton, Ontario
Died30 December 1945(1945-12-30) (aged 73)
Toronto, Ontario
OccupationWriter, editor
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
Spouse(s)
Katherine Ryan
​
(
m. 1897; div. 1944)
Children2

Biography

Hector Charlesworth was born in Hamilton on 28 September 1872. He married Katherine Ryan on 15 February 1897, and they had two children.[1]

From 1904 to 1910 he was an editor and critic at the Toronto Mail and Empire. In 1910 he went to Saturday Night and was its editor from 1926 to 1932. From 1932 to 1936 he was chair of the newly formed Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (precursor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), after which he returned to writing reviews and criticism for Saturday Night and newspapers.

His wife Katherine died in July 1944. He died at his home in Toronto on 30 December 1945.[2]

Books
  • Candid Chronicles (1925)
  • More Candid Chronticles (1929)
  • I'm Telling You (1937)
  • A sweet summer Dream in November (1939)

References
  1. Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 1188. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. "Hector Charlesworth, Author and Critic, Dies Suddenly". Ottawa Journal. Toronto. CP. 31 December 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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