| Dr. Charlotte Whitton | |
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46th Mayor of Ottawa
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| In office 1951 – 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Grenville Goodwin |
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| Succeeded by | George H. Nelms |
| In office 1961 – 1964 |
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| Preceded by | George H. Nelms |
| Succeeded by | Donald Bartlett Reid |
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| Born | March 8, 1896 Renfrew |
| Died | January 25, 1975 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Single |
| Religion | Anglican |
Dr. This is a list of the Mayors of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grenville W Goodwin (c 1898 - 27 August 1951) was Mayor of Ottawa for several months in 1951 George H Nelms ( 1905 - September 17 1999) was mayor of Ottawa from 1957 to 1960 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. George H Nelms ( 1905 - September 17 1999) was mayor of Ottawa from 1957 to 1960 Donald Bartlett "Don" Reid ( 30 June 1926 - 11 August 2001) was Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1965 to 1969 Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Renfrew, Ontario, Canada is a Town on the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County, located in Eastern Ontario. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Charlotte Whitton, OBE, OC (born March 8, 1896 in Renfrew, Ontario; died January 25, 1975) was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Renfrew, Ontario, Canada is a Town on the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County, located in Eastern Ontario. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. She was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. (Whitton is sometimes mistakenly credited as the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada, but this distinction is in fact held by Barbara Hanley, who became mayor of the small town of Webbwood in 1936. Barbara McCallum Hanley, née Smith ( March 6, 1882 - January 26, 1959) was the first woman to be elected a Mayor in Sables-Spanish Rivers is a township in Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Georgian Bay. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. )
Whitton attended Queen's University, where she was the star of the women's hockey team and was known as the fastest skater in the league. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. At Queen's, she also served as editor of the Queen's Journal newspaper in 1917. The Queen's Journal, or simply The Journal, is the main student-run newspaper at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario From Queen's she became the founding director of the Canadian Council on Child Welfare from 1920-1941 (which became the Canadian Welfare Council, now the Canadian Council on Social Development) and helped bring about a wide array of new legislation to help children.
Despite her strong views on women's equality, Whitton was a strong social conservative and did not support making divorce easier. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.
Whitton was Ottawa's city controller in 1951. Upon the unexpected death of mayor Grenville Goodwin that August, Whitton was immediately appointed acting Mayor and on 30 September 1951 was confirmed by city council to remain Mayor until the end of the normal three-year term. Grenville W Goodwin (c 1898 - 27 August 1951) was Mayor of Ottawa for several months in 1951 Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
Whitton was a staunch defender of Canada's traditions, and condemned Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's proposal in 1964 for new national flag to replace the traditional Canadian Red Ensign. The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and fr l'Unifolié ( French for "the one-leafed" is a red Flag The Canadian Red Ensign is the former flag of Canada, used officially by the federal government though it was never adopted as official by the Parliament of Canada Whitton dismissed Pearson's design as a ‘white badge of surrender, waving three dying maple leaves’ which might as well be ‘three white feathers on a red background,’ a symbol of cowardice. ‘It is a poor observance of our first century as a nation if we run up a flag of surrender with three dying maple leaves on it,’ she said. (Ottawa Citizen, 21 May 1964; Globe and Mail, May 22, 1964. The Ottawa Citizen is an English -language daily newspaper owned by CanWest Global in Ottawa, Canada. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities ) For Whitton, the Red Ensign, with its Union Jack and coat of arms containing symbols of England, Scotland, Ireland and France (or a similar flag with traditional symbols on it) would be a stronger embodiment of the Canadian achievement in peace and war. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
She became well known for her assertiveness and for her vicious wit with which many male colleagues, and once the Lord Mayor of London were attacked. The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. She is famous for the quotation: "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. "
In 1967 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin
Whitton never married, but lived for years with her partner, Margaret Grier. Her relationship with Grier was not widespread public knowledge until 1999, 24 years after Whitton's death, when the National Archives of Canada publicly released the last of her personal papers, including many intimate personal letters between Whitton and Grier. Library and Archives Canada (in French: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is a Canadian federal government department responsible for the collection The release of these papers sparked much debate in the Canadian media about whether Whitton and Grier's relationship could be characterized as lesbian, in the modern sense, or merely as an emotionally intimate friendship between two unmarried women. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women [1]
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| Preceded by Grenville Goodwin |
Mayor of Ottawa 1951-1956 |
Succeeded by George H. Nelms |
| Preceded by George H. Nelms |
Mayor of Ottawa 1961-1964 |
Succeeded by Donald Bartlett Reid |
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