Charles Daley

For other people with similar names, see Charles Daly (disambiguation).
Charles Daley
Ontario MPP
In office
1943–1963
Preceded byArchie Haines
Succeeded byBob Welch
ConstituencyLincoln
Personal details
Born(1890-07-27)July 27, 1890
St. Catharines, Ontario
DiedAugust 10, 1976(1976-08-10) (aged 86)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Children4
OccupationCarpenter

Charles "Tod" Daley, (July 27, 1890 – August 10, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1963 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and was a cabinet minister in the governments of George Drew, Thomas, and Leslie Frost.

Background

Daley was born in St. Catharines in 1890.[1] He served in the First World War.[2]

Politics

He was elected alderman of St. Catharines in 1935 and later became mayor of the city.

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1943 provincial election in the local southwestern Ontario riding of Lincoln.[3] Two weeks after the election he was appointed to George Drew's Cabinet as Minister of Labour.[4]

He served in that role for the next 18 years through three successive premiers. When John Robarts took power in 1961 he was retained in Cabinet as a Minister without portfolio.[5] He retired before the 1963 election.[6]

Cabinet positions

Ontario provincial government of Leslie Frost
Ontario provincial government of Thomas Kennedy
Ontario provincial government of George A. Drew
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Peter Heenan Minister of Labour
1943 - 1961 		Bill Warrender
Sub-Cabinet Post
Predecessor Title Successor
Minister without portfolio
(1961-1963)

Later life

After retiring from politics, he served on the Niagara Parks Commission and the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. He died in hospital in Toronto, Ontario at age 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "Charles Daley: Lincoln MPP labor minister from '43 to '61". The Globe and Mail. August 11, 1976. p. 8.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (August 5, 1943). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Drew Cabinet takes office; meets today". The Globe and Mail. August 18, 1943. p. 13.
  5. ^ "9 Ministers Switch In Cabinet Shuffle". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 1961. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Ex-Minister Daley Quits As MPP". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1963. p. 39.