Maxwell Button

Maxwell Button
Maxwell Button
Member of the House of Assembly for Trinity South
	In office; 1949–1956
Preceded by	None, district created.
Succeeded by	Samuel Hefferton
Personal details
Born	Charles Maxwell Button; 5 August 1913; New Melbourne, Dominion of Newfoundland
Died	1983
Nationality	Newfoundlander (1913-1949) ; Canadian (1949-1983)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Winnifred Barbour (m. 1944)
Parents	Elisha Button (father); Minnie Thistle (mother);
	Police Career
Department	Newfoundland Constabulary
Service years	1931–1949
Rank	Inspector

Charles Maxwell Button (August 5, 1913 – 1983) was a former civil servant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity South in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956.^[1]

The son of Elisha Button and Minnie Thistle,^[2] he was born in New Melbourne in 1913 and was educated there.^[2] He joined the Newfoundland Constabulary in 1931, becoming sergeant in charge of Labrador police patrols in 1934. From 1938 to 1949, he worked as a relief inspector in the Department of Public Welfare. Button was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949 and was re-elected in 1951. He retired from politics in 1956.^[1]

In 1944, Button married Winnifred Barbour.^[2] He died in 1983.^[3]