Charles Herbert Dickie (14 September 1859 – 16 September 1947) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in Beachville,

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and became a lumberman, miner and railway employee. Dickie attended schools at Beachville and at

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. He was a

provincial politician at the Cowichan riding from 1900 until his retirement at the 1903 provincial election. He was elected to Parliament at the

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electoral district riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected there in

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and

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. Dickie was defeated in the 1935 federal election by

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of the

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