Charlotte Whitton
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE (March 8, 1896 – January 25, 1975) was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and writer.
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE | |
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Charlotte Whitton, Frances Perkins, US Secretary of Labour, and Betzy Kjelsberg, Norwegian women's rights activist, 1939 or 1940 | |
| 46th Mayor of Ottawa | |
| In office 1951–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Grenville Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | George H. Nelms |
| In office 1961–1964 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Nelms |
| Succeeded by | Donald Bartlett Reid |
| Ottawa Controller | |
| In office January 1, 1951 – October 1, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | C. E. Pickering |
| Succeeded by | John Powers |
| Ottawa Alderwoman | |
| In office 1967–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Gary Guzzo |
| Constituency | Capital Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1896 Renfrew, Ontario |
| Died | January 25, 1975 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Thompson Hill Cemetery, Horton, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Domestic partner | Margaret Grier (1915–1947) |
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