Educator, administrator.
Born in 1926, he attended Kelvin High School and earned a BSc degree (1950), teaching certificate (1957), BEd degree (1963), and MEd degree (?) from the University of Manitoba. He worked as a chemist at Canada Packers before becoming a teacher, serving as Principal of Manitou High School (1959-1964) and Nellie McClung Collegiate (1964-1965). He then returned to Winnipeg and taught at Vincent Massey Collegiate (1965-1966) prior to joining the Curriculum Branch of the Manitoba Department of Education. He held a variety of senior positions until retirement in 1988. He married Marie Louise Bird (1925-2022) around 1947 and they had five sons. He died at Winnipeg on 3 June 2004.
“Bachelor of Science,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 1950, page 3.
“Bachelor of Education,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 1964, page 27.
Obituary [Edward Harold Charlesworth], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 February 1978, page 50.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 June 2004, page 14.
Obituary [Marie Louise Charlesworth], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 February 2022.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 30 March 2025
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