Charles Frederick Fraser

Sir
Charles Frederick Fraser
Photograph of Sir Fraser
Sir Frederick Fraser in Evening Mall, Toronto 1818
Born(1850-01-04)4 January 1850[1]
Died5 July 1925(1925-07-05) (aged 75)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Educator, editor, businessman
Notable creditEstablished the Halifax School for the Blind in 1871
TitleSir
RelativesJames 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]

  1. ^ a b Dictionary of Canadian Biography: FRASER, Sir CHARLES FREDERICK