Charles Wesley Hambly was a drover

Droving

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 and political figure in Ontario

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. He represented Frontenac—Lennox in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1923 to 1926 and from 1929 to 1934 as a Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

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 member.

He was born in Napanee, the son of William Hambly and Catherine Sills, both natives of England

England

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. In 1890, Hambly married Grace Wagner. He served as reeve of North Fredericksburgh from 1908 to 1914 and was reeve of Napanee in 1923.