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Charles Cahan

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Charles Hazlitt Cahan (1861-1944) was a Canadian lawyer, editor and politician. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 election as a Conservative MP and was a candidate at the 1927 Conservative leadership convention finishing in third place. He served as Secretary of State of Canada in the 1930-1935 cabinet of Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. He lost his seat in the 1940 general election and died four years later.