Charles Dalton (June 9, 1850[1] – December 9, 1933) was a Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on Prince Edward Island.
Dalton earned his fortune through silver fox breeding, in the process making the island the centre of the world's trade in the fur-bearing animal.
[2] He served as a Conservative[2] provincial cabinet minister[3] and then the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1930 until his death in 1933.
During World War I, he donated a motor ambulance to the Canadian government.
[1] Dalton became devoted to the fight against tuberculosis after losing a daughter to the disease, donating funds to allow for the construction of a sanatorium on the island which was named in his honour.