Sir Charles Dalton
Charles Dalton lived between the years 1850 and 1933. Some of accomplishments include the founding of the silver fox industry on the island, the construction of a sanitarium in North Wiltshire and the construction of Dalton Hall at St. Dunstan University (now U.P.E.I.). His most famous contribution to Tignish is a former Dalton School. He served as Lieutenant - Governor from 1930 - 1933. He died while still in office in December of 1933.
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Daltons first fox ranch was at "Savage Island" near Alberton with Robert T. Oulton as his partner. Dalton's ranch had about 500 foxes at one time. Ranchers came from far and wide. All were looking to buy "breeders."