Charles Cahan
| Charles Cahan | |
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| Born | October 31, 1861 Hebron, Nova Scotia |
| Died | August 15, 1944 (aged 82) Hebron, Nova Scotia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Dalhousie University |
| Occupation | lawyer,businessman,newspaper editor,politician |
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Charles Hazlitt Cahan, PC, KC (October 31, 1861–August 15, 1944) was a prominent Canadian lawyer, newspaper editor, businessman, and provincial and federal politician.
A Presbyterian of Irish descent and born in Hebron, Nova Scotia, son of Charles Cahan Jr. (1838–1908; Irish-Scottish ancestry, who was the son of Charles Cahan Sr. (1806–1889) and Jennie Hazlitt (1808–1850), and Theresa (Flint) Cahan (1838–1918; New England ancestry). Siblings included Frank D. Cahan (1863–1936), Jennie M. Cahan (1866–1918) and Loie S. Cahan (1871–1881).
He was educated at Yarmouth Seminary and Dalhousie University. Married Mrs. Mary J. Hetherington, Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 1887 (deceased, July 1914); secondly, Miss Juliette Elisa Charlotte Hulin, Paris, France, January 1918. Charles Cahan had two sons (John Flint Cahan 1889-1928; Charles H. Cahan Jr. 1887-1970) and one daughter (Lois Theresa 1891-1964).
Charles Cahan was on the Editorial Staff, as chief editorial writer, of the Halifax Herald and Mail, 1886–94; called to Nova Scotia Bar, 1893; called to Quebec Bar, 1907; designated K.C., Nova Scotia, 1907; designated K.C., Quebec, 1909; practised corporate law at Halifax, Nova Scotia as a partner at Harris, Henry & Cahan, 1893–1908; and in Montreal, Quebec, from 1908.
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