Maxwell Button
Maxwell Button | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Assembly for Trinity South | |
| In office 1949–1956 | |
| Preceded by | None, district created. |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hefferton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Maxwell Button 5 August 1913 New Melbourne, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Died | 1983 |
| Nationality | Newfoundlander (1913-1949) Canadian (1949-1983) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Winnifred Barbour (m. 1944) |
| Parents |
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| Police Career | |
| Department | Newfoundland Constabulary |
| Service years | 1931–1949 |
| Rank | Inspector |
Charles Maxwell Button (August 5, 1913 – 1983) was a former civil servant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity South in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956.[1]
The son of Elisha Button and Minnie Thistle,[2] he was born in New Melbourne in 1913 and was educated there.[2] He joined the Newfoundland Constabulary in 1931, becoming sergeant in charge of Labrador police patrols in 1934. From 1938 to 1949, he worked as a relief inspector in the Department of Public Welfare. Button was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949 and was re-elected in 1951. He retired from politics in 1956.[1]
In 1944, Button married Winnifred Barbour.[2] He died in 1983.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Button, Charles Maxwell". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 316–17.
- ^ a b c Newfoundland Who's Who. 1952. p. 18.
- ^ Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. (12 December 1983). Preliminary Unedited Transcript for the Period 3:00 - 6:00 P.M., 21 December 1983. Newfoundland and Labrador Assembly. https://www.assembly.nl.ca/houseBusiness/Hansard/ga39session2/December21-1983.pdf