Charles Wesley Weldon

Charles Wesley Weldon, QC (February 27, 1830 – January 12, 1896) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He represented the City and County of St. John in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1891 as a Liberal member.

Weldon

He was born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, the son of John Wesley Weldon and Frances Chandler Upham. He was educated at King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia. He studied law in his father's office, was called to the bar in 1851 and set up practice in Saint John. In 1860, he married Annie Tucker. He was originally opposed to Confederation. In 1873, he was named Queen's Counsel. Weldon was defeated in the 1891 general election.

Electoral record

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,686	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,449	–	Y
	Unknown	George Edwin King	2,180	–
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	1,981	–

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,459	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,225	–	Y
	Conservative	Charles Arthur Everett	1,925	–
	Liberal–Conservative	W.H. Tuck^[1]	1,864	–

By-election on 20 October 1885 On Mr. Burpee's death, 1 March 1885
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Charles Arthur Everett	acclaimed

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	C.N. Skinner	4,136	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	4,063	–	Y
	Conservative	Charles Arthur Everett	3,840	–
	Unknown	E. McLeod	3,628	–

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	John Douglas Hazen	4,824	–	Y
	Liberal	C.N. Skinner	4,448	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	3,832	–
	Unknown	T.A. Rankine	3,503	–

References

• The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ... (1881)
• Charles Wesley Weldon – Parliament of Canada biography

1. "St. John City and County". Montreal Gazette. 27 May 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2023.