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About Charles Sidney Leary
- Charles Sidney Leary (March 4, 1883 – 1950) was an English-born lumberman and political figure in British Columbia.
- He represented Kaslo-Slocan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1924 to 1928 and from 1933 to 1945 as a Liberal. He was born on March 4, 1883 in England.
- In 1922, he married Bessie Florence Jordan.
- They had three daughters: Mary Eileen, Sheila Florence, and Sydney.
- He operated a sawmill at Nakusp.
- Leary served as a captain during World War I.
- From 1917 to 1918, he was involved in timber operations in Cyprus.
- During that time, he acquired antiquities from Egypt and Cyprus, which were later donated to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.
- Leary was defeated by James Fitzsimmons when he ran for reelection in 1928; he defeated Fitzsimmons in the 1933 general election.
- Leary was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1945 as a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition.
- He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Works from 1939 to 1941.
- He died of a heart attack in 1950 while vacationing in Manatee, Florida.Mount Leary was named in his honour.
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