Charles Edwin Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Grey County, Ontario, Canada
About Charles Edwin Thompson
- Charles Edwin Thompson (11 September 1890 – 19 April 1966) was a Canadian politician.
- He served one year as the 27th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Grey County, Ontario, Thompson worked as a teacher, rancher, and an automotive dealer.
- In 1945 he became a Vancouver alderman and from 1949 to 1950 served as mayor.
- He promoted the construction of city infrastructure such as streets and bridges.
- A prevailing theme during Thompson's term of office was a widespread belief that communism posed a threat to citizens.Thompson was a devoted Freemason since 1924, initiated with the Latonia Lodge No.
- 125 in Saskatchewan and affiliated with the Melrose Lodge No.
- 67 in Vancouver.
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