About Charles Sparrow
Lived 1808 – 1897 (aged 88–89). Charles Sparrow was a Canadian politician.
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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Who was Charles Sparrow?
Canadian mayor
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Charles Sparrow was born in 1808 in Quebec City.
When did Charles Sparrow die?
Charles Sparrow died on 26 January 1897 in Ottawa.
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Charles Sparrow was a politician.
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Charles Sparrow was Canadian.
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