William Andrew Charlton

William Andrew Charlton
The Hon.; William Andrew Charlton
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Norfolk
	In office; 1911–1921
Preceded by	Alexander McCall
Succeeded by	John Alexander Wallace
Ontario MPP
	In office; 1890–1904
Preceded by	William Morgan
Succeeded by	Arthur Clarence Pratt
Constituency	Norfolk South
10th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
	In office; March 10, 1903 – April 26, 1904
Preceded by	François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel
Succeeded by	Joseph St. John
Personal details
Born	May 9, 1841; Cattaraugus County, New York
Died	November 9, 1930 (aged 89)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Nellie Rockwell (m. 1869)
Relations	John M. Charlton, brother
Occupation	Merchant

William Andrew Charlton, PC (May 9, 1841 – November 9, 1930) was a Canadian lumber merchant, businessman and politician.

Born in Cattaraugus County, New York, the son of Adam Charlton, he immigrated to Canada in 1849 with his family.[1] In 1869, he married Nellie Rockwell. Charlton entered politics and was first elected to the Ontario legislature as the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for Norfolk South in the 1890 general election and served until 1904.[2]

He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1903-1904 and was Commissioner of Public Works from 1904 until 1905.[2]

Charlton moved to federal politics and won a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as the federal Liberal Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the 1911 federal election. During the Conscription Crisis of 1917, he supported the government of Sir Robert Borden and crossed the floor[3] to run in the 1917 federal election as a Liberal-Unionist in support of Borden's new Union government defeating Laurier-Liberal candidate John Alexander Wallace.[4]

His brother, John M. Charlton, also served in the House of Commons.

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