Sir Charles Frederick Fraser | |
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Born | [1] | 4 January 1850
Died | 5 July 1925 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Educator, editor, businessman |
Notable credit | Established the Halifax School for the Blind in 1871 |
Title | Sir |
Relatives | James Fraser (grandfather) |
Sir Charles Frederick Fraser (born 4 January 1850 in Windsor, Nova Scotia – d. 5 July 1925 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) was the first superintendent (1873-1923) of the Halifax School for the Blind, the first residential school for the blind in Atlantic Canada. He became blind through an accident at age 7 and then went to study at Perkins School for the Blind in Boston. He was a member of the North British Society. He was knighted in 1915.[1]