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Charlotte Gray

b. 1948

Canadian historian (*1948)

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Born 1948. Charlotte Gray is a British and Canadian historian, writer and university teacher.

Charlotte Gray, CM (born January 3, 1948) is a British-born Canadian historian and author. The Winnipeg Free Press has called her "one of Canada's best loved writers of popular history and literary biography."

Early life and education Born in Sheffield, England, and educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, Gray came to Canada in 1979.

Career She worked for a number of years as a journalist, writing a regular column on national politics for Saturday Night and appearing regularly on radio and television discussion panels. She has also written for Chatelaine, The Globe and Mail, the National Post and the Ottawa Citizen.

Personal life Gray lives in New Edinburgh, a neighbourhood in Ottawa. She is married to George Anderson, the president of an organization called the Forum of Federations, and former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada and before that of Intergovernmental Affairs. They have three sons.

Publications Mrs. King: The Life and Times of Isabel Mackenzie King. 1997 Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill. 1999 Flint & Feather: The Life and Times of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake. 2002 Canada, A Portrait in Letters. 2003 The Museum Called Canada. 2004 Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell 2006 Extraordinary Canadians: Nellie McClung 2008 Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike 2010 The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country 2013 The Promise of Canada 2016 Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise, HarperCollins, 2019 (Covers the life and death of Sir Harry Oakes) Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt Simon and Schuster, 2023

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science, Carleton University
Awards
Member of the Order of Canada; Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa; Floyd S. Chalmers Award in Ontario History
Also known as
Charlotte Grayová, Charlotte Grayova

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Charlotte Gray?

Canadian historian (*1948)

When was Charlotte Gray born?

Charlotte Gray was born on 3 January 1948 in Sheffield.

What is Charlotte Gray's occupation?

Charlotte Gray is a historian, writer and university teacher.

What nationality is Charlotte Gray?

Charlotte Gray is British and Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charlotte Gray

· Wikidata: Q5085967

· DBpedia: Charlotte Gray (author)

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