Charles Sheard

Dr. Charles Sheard
Member of Parliament for Toronto South
In office 1917–1925
Preceded by	Angus Claude Macdonell
Succeeded by	George Reginald Geary
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1857 Toronto, Canada West
Died	February 7, 1929 Toronto
Political party	Unionist, Conservative
Spouse(s)	Virna Stanton
Residence	344 Jarvis Street
Profession	physician, professor
Religion	Anglican

Charles Sheard, M.D. (February 15, 1857 - February 7, 1929) was a medical doctor, public health official and politician.^[1]

Dr Sheard was born in Toronto and educated at Upper Canada College and the Trinity College Medical School earning a gold medal upon his graduation in 1879. He conducted postgraduate work in Europe and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.) in London, England. Upon his return to Toronto he was appointed Chair of Physiology at Trinity and retained that position at the new amalgamated Department of Medicine when Trinity joined the University of Toronto in 1904, remaining with the instiution until 1912.. He was also associated with The Lancet medical journal.^[1]

From 1893 to 1910, Dr. Sheard was also Toronto's Chief Medical Officer and head of the city's Department of Health. He served as Chairman of the province of Ontario's Board of Health from 1904 until 1909.^[1]

Dr. Sheard served as president of the Canadian Medical Association in 1892.^[1]

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 federal election as the Unionist Member of Parliament for Toronto South and was re-elected in the 1921 federal election as a Conservative but did not stand for re-election in 1925.^[1]

Sheard was the son of Joseph Sheard who served as Mayor of Toronto in 1871 and 1872. He was also a member of the Orange Order and an Anglican as well as an owner of several prominent Toronto business corners.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Charles Sheard, former city M.O.H., dies in 73rd year, Toronto Globe, February 8, 1929

External links

• Charles Sheard - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Sheard, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 15, 1857
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada West
Date of death	February 7, 1929
Place of death	Toronto