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Charles Mickle

1849 – 1919

Canadian politician

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Lived 1849 – 1919 (aged 70). Charles Mickle was a Canadian politician.

Charles Julius Mickle (July 22, 1849 in Stratford, Canada West, now Ontario – November 10, 1919 in Minnedosa, Manitoba) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a provincial cabinet minister for three years and on two occasions served as the leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Mickle trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the Ontario bar in 1872. He practiced law in Ontario for ten years before moving to Manitoba. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature for the constituency of Birtle in the 1888 provincial election, as a supporter of Liberal Premier Thomas Greenway. He was re-elected in the 1892 campaign

In 1889, he married Mary A. Ross. although Mickle was re-elected in Birtle. over Conservative John Leich. When Greenway re-entered federal politics in 1904, Mickle was chosen to replace him as parliamentary leader.

Mickle served as the de facto party leader until March 28, 1906, when a provincial Liberal convention acclaimed Edward Brown for the position. Brown was unable to win a seat in the election which followed, and Mickle was again chosen as parliamentary leader in January 1908.

He left politics in 1909, having been appointed a County Court Judge.

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Who was Charles Mickle?

Canadian politician

When was Charles Mickle born?

Charles Mickle was born on 22 July 1849.

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Charles Mickle died on 10 November 1919.

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Charles Mickle was a politician.

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Charles Mickle was Canadian.

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· Wikidata: Q5080934

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