charles canadian politician charles june march canadian contractor politician served later mayor native province ontario moved soon completing education hometown briefly farming entering construction industry establish prominence work railway join contracting firm involved construction buildings moving west living briefly came rise city prominent contractors constructing city landmark buildings houses prominent residents long interested municipal affairs entered civic politics election term saw inclusion alberta province canada elected mayor newly incorporated city term oversee improvements advances city retiring term office returning contracting firm eventually leave vancouver live years leading death active community man founded oversaw local organizations liberal politics remembered progressive mayor policies helped accelerate development city early life career born canada west john helen née parents immigrants come canada early lives father originally ireland veteran upper canada rebellion mother native scotland charles attended completed public schooling family relocated ontario death father shortly tasked responsibilities heading providing family brother thomas closing father estate sale father property moved west homestead farm district near years later come realization farming efficient means business farm situated area far removed town travel deliver products gained employment carpenter builder tasked building rail bridges stations later continued working field join contracting firm serving projects including building years went continued contracting time entering furniture business involved construction building career later moved time west town north west territory arrival purchase lots land construct series cottages houses later sell establish prominent contractor building notable early buildings town later city partnered established construction company firm buildings involved constructing included town canadian northern railway station post office buildings hudson store provincial building residences city involved construction railway bridge set concrete piers foundation regina construct standing mansion atop assist construction mansion construction bankrupt force cottage present day debts settled work fort smith superintendent civic politics interested citizens affairs related development growing town nominated eventually elected finishing candidates votes term years truncated year incorporation city meant entire city council elected election election elected year term finishing seventeen candidates time resigned year term order run mayor election time council included time alberta incorporated province voiced support lavish celebration capital city new province sitting council voted proposed permitted suffrage women civic elections initially voted favour law later reversed vote effectively killing bill vote previously favour bill margin vote popular choice leading election defeated fellow councillor count votes mayor served capacity term year seek election retired political life term mayor municipal foundations set oversaw purchase road maintenance equipment city telephone system upgrade street car system steel rails posts purchase land municipal use paving roads negotiations establishment manufacturing plant city travelled toronto lobby new union railway station constructed use term open doors participate opening ceremonies named returning officer charge overseeing canadian federal election personal life active member director manager founder president founders local contractors association involved planning provincial fair alberta married ontario children remain married died suddenly remarried additional children son norman killed accident working grand trunk railway alberta charles uncle famed aviator flying ace son brother alexander mayor unsuccessful canadian federal election riding death legacy moved vancouver british_columbia following long period illness died stomach cancer march aged survived wife daughter sons later died regarded progressive energetic mayor death bulletin noted mayoral term progressive policies advance progress publication history province alberta praised stern ambitious personality stating adverse circumstances endured
Charles May (Canadian politician)