Charles Hopewell was mayor of Ottawa

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 from 1909 to 1912.

He was born in March Township

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 in 1861. During his term in office, he negotiated grants in lieu of taxes with the federal government. He also served as magistrate after his term as mayor. Hopewell served for many years on the board of the Union Mission, a shelter for homeless men.

He drowned in the Ottawa River

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 in 1931, an apparent suicide

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. He is buried in Beechwood Cemetery.

Hopewell Avenue in the city was named in honour of this former mayor.