Honourable Charles Smith Hyman

Datec. 1890s

DimensionsOverall: 15.2 x 20.3 cm

Credit LineGift of Miss. Gladys Eliot, London, Ontario,1961.

Object number1961.115.001

Label TextCharles Smith Hyman was born in London in 1854, the son of Ellis Walton Hyman and Annie Maria Niles. Educated at Hellmuth College, Charles worked for John Birrell and Co. until 1874 when he became a junior partner in his father’s tanning business. In 1876, he married Elizabeth Birrell. After his father’s death in 1878, Charles took over the tannery, entered municipal politics, and became mayor in 1884. Elected M.P. for London in 1900, Hyman became Minister of Public Works in 1905. He had close ties with Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

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