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Charles Sparrow

Charles Sparrow
Mayor of Bytown
In office
1851–1851
Preceded by John Scott
Succeeded by Richard William Scott
Personal details
Born 1808
Quebec, Quebec
Died January 26, 1897 (aged 87)
Ottawa, Ontario

Charles Sparrow (1808 – January 26, 1897) was the fifth mayor of Bytown.

He was born in Quebec in 1808 and moved to Bytown while still young. Sparrow owned a general store and tannery on Sussex Street in the Lower Town part of Bytown. He was elected to municipal council in 1850 and became mayor in 1851. He is buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery.



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