Charles Steel MacNaughton (May 15, 1911 – November 20, 1987) was a politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
Progressive Conservative member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1973 who represented the central Ontario
riding of
Huron. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of
John Robarts
John Parmenter Robarts (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Early life
Robar ...
and
Bill Davis
William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the member of provincial Parliament for Peel in the 1959 provincial ...
.
Background
MacNaughton was born in
Strasbourg, Saskatchewan in 1911 and grew up and lived in
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...
, where he worked in the seed industry, before moving to
Exeter, Ontario in 1944 as a seed distributor.
He was a founding member of the South Huron Hospital in Exeter and served as a member of the South Huron District High School Board for nine years, including two as chairman.
MacNaughton died in Exeter on November 20, 1987.
[ He was married to Adeline M. W. Fulcher (1913–1997) and was survived by son, John MacNaughton (d. 2013), a Toronto investment banker and Heather MacNaughton. MacNaughton is buried in the Exeter Cemetery, Huron County, Ontario. MacNaughton Park and MacNaughton-Morrison section of South Huron Trail are named for the former MPP.
]
Politics
MacNaughton ran as the PC candidate in a by-election held on May 12, 1958. He defeated his Liberal opponent J.A. Addison by 1,197 votes. He was re-elected four times before retiring in 1973.
On October 25, 1962 he was appointed as Minister of Highways. In this position he oversaw the completion of Highway 401 and its expansion of six lanes and more in some places. On November 25, 1966 he was appointed as Treasurer of Ontario.
When Bill Davis
William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the member of provincial Parliament for Peel in the 1959 provincial ...
became Premier in 1971 he returned MacNaughton to the Transportation portfolio.
Cabinet posts
References
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1911 births
1987 deaths
Finance ministers of Ontario
Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs