Charles Blakeney (Canadian politician)

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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| party = Liberal party

| office1 = Mayor of Moncton

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| term_start1 = 1929

| term_end1 = 1929

| office2 = New Brunswick Minister of Education

| predecessor2 = A. P. Paterson

| successor2 = James W. Brittain

| term_start2 = 1940

| term_end2 = 1948

| office3 = Mayor of Moncton

| predecessor3 = C. W. Redmond

| successor3 = Thomas H. King

| term_start3 = 1931

| term_end3 = 1934

| birth_date = December 2, 1888

| birth_place = New Brunswick

| death_date = May 23, 1961

| death_place = Moncton, New Brunswick

| office4 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Moncton

| term_start4 = 1935

| term_end4 = 1945

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Charles Hanford Blakeney (December 2, 1888 – May 23, 1961) was a newspaper owner and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada.[https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/files/umcm-ceaac/wf/wf/pdf3/995-charlblak.pdf FONDS CHARLES-HANFORD-BLAKENEY (1888-1961)] He represented the city of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1945 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick to Sherman Blakeney and Alice Warman, and educated at Mount Allison University. In 1916, he married Lilith Lockhart. Blakeney was mayor of Moncton in 1929 and from 1931 to 1934. He also served as president of the Board of Trade. He was named to the province's Executive Council as Minister of Education in 1940.