Charlotte Whitton

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE
Charlotte Whitton, Frances Perkins, US Secretary of Labour, and Betzy Kjelsberg, Norwegian women's rights activist, 1939 or 1940
46th Mayor of Ottawa
In office 1951–1956
Preceded by	Grenville Goodwin
Succeeded by	George H. Nelms
In office 1961–1964
Preceded by	George H. Nelms
Succeeded by	Donald Bartlett Reid
Ottawa Controller
In office January 1, 1951 – October 1, 1951
Preceded by	C. E. Pickering
Succeeded by	John Powers
Ottawa Alderwoman
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Claude Bennett
Succeeded by	Gary Guzzo
Constituency	Capital Ward
Personal details
Born	(1896-03-08)March 8, 1896 Renfrew, Ontario
Died	January 25, 1975(1975-01-25) (aged 78)
Resting place	Thompson Hill Cemetery, Horton, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Domestic partner	Margaret Grier (1915–1947)[1]

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE (March 8, 1896 – January 25, 1975) was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and writer.