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 Royal 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]
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 Royal 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]