C. S. Hyman

C. S. Hyman
Country (sports)	Canada
Residence	Canada
Singles
Career titles	5 ATP
Doubles
Career titles	0 ATP
	Last updated on: July 25, 2016.

The Hon.
Charles Smith Hyman
The Hon. Charles Smith Hyman
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for London
	In office; 1891–1892
Preceded by	John Carling
Succeeded by	John Carling
	In office; 1900–1907
Preceded by	Thomas Beattie
Succeeded by	Thomas Beattie
Personal details
Born	August 31, 1854; London, Canada West
Died	October 8, 1926 (aged 72)
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1904–1905); Minister of Public Works (1905–1907)

Charles Smith ("C.S.") Hyman, PC (August 31, 1854 – October 8, 1926) was a Canadian businessman, notable politician, and sportsman. He was a popular tennis player and won a record five Canadian Opens, until broken by Ivan Lendl with six titles.

Early life and business

Born in London, Canada West, the son of Ellis Walton Hyman, a tanner and entrepreneur, and Annie Maria Niles, he was educated at Hellmuth Academy in London and then started a shoe factory with his father in 1874. In 1876, he married Elizabeth Birrell, and for two years, they had an Idlewyld mansion built,^[1] which is now an inn. Hyman was president of the London Board of Trade from 1881 to 1882. In 1916, He built a summer estate in Port Stanley, Ontario on the shore of Lake Erie. He was also a tannery owner.^[2]

Politics

Hyman was elected to the London city council in 1882 and was mayor in 1884. He first ran as a Liberal candidate against John Carling for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1887 election for the riding of London and was defeated.

Hyman ran again in 1891 and was elected, but the election was declared void, and he was defeated in the resulting 1892 by-election. After losing again in 1896, he was elected in 1900 and was re-elected in 1904. From 1904 to 1905, he was a minister without portfolio. From 1905 to 1907, he was the Minister of Public Works. He resigned in 1907. He died in 1926 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in London.

Sports

Hyman was an early Canadian tennis champion, capturing the national tennis championship (which has since evolved into the current Rogers Cup) five times in singles – in 1884 and each year from 1886 through 1889. (Only Ivan Lendl surpassed this, winning six titles from 1980 to 1989.) Hyman also captured two doubles titles, the 1886 final partnering I.F. Hellmuth, and the 1889 final playing alongside R.S. Wood. (No one has ever won a total of seven titles.)

Hyman was also an early captain of the Canada national cricket team, quite possibly when on its 1887 England Tour.^[1]

Hyman is said to have introduced the game bridge to Canada.^[1]

Electoral record

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: London
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	John Carling	2,013
	Liberal	Charles S. Hyman	1,974

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: London
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	C. S. Hyman	2,037
	Liberal–Conservative	John Carling	1,854

Party		Candidate
By-election on 26 February 1892 Election annulled
	Liberal–Conservative	John Carling
	Liberal	C. S. Hyman

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: London
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas Beattie	2,325
	Liberal	C. S. Hyman	2,284

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: London
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	C. S. Hyman	2,812
	Conservative	Thomas Beattie	2,265
	Independent	Robert Roadhouse	236

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election: London
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	C. S. Hyman	4,302
	Conservative	William Gray	4,278

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 13 June 1905 Hyman appointed Minister of Public Works, 22 May 1905
	Liberal	C. S. Hyman	4,581
	Conservative	William Gray	4,251

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Doors Open London". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

External links

C. S. Hyman – Parliament of Canada biography
"Ellis Walton Hyman". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, JA Gemmill

[autogenerated1-1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Doors Open London". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

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v t e Ministers of Public Works
Ministers of Public Works (1867–1996)	McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau¹
Minister of Public Works and Government Services (1996–2015)	Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley
Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2015–present)	Foote Qualtrough Anand Tassi Jaczek Jean-Yves Duclos
¹As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.