Maxwell Button
Canadian civil servant and politician
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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]
5 August 1913
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 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 69–70) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Winnifred Barbour (m. 1944) |
| Parents |
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| Police Career | |
| Department | Newfoundland Constabulary |
| Service years | 1931–1949 |
| Rank | Inspector |
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]
