Maurice William Sharon was born in St. Thomas, Ontario on November 1, 1875 to Sturgeon and Ellen (nee Smith) Sharon. He received his primary and secondary education in St. Thomas and graduated from the School of Practical Science (currently known as the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto). After graduation, Sharon apprenticed as an architect in St. Thomas and did geographical work with the Department of the Interior in Ottawa. While in Ottawa, Sharon served as a lieutenant with the 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Sharon married Florence Edna Freek in St. Thomas in 1905.
Maurice and Florence Sharon moved to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1906. They had two children: Helen (Elson Potts), born in 1907, and a daughter who was born and died in 1909. Sharon worked as a draughtsman with the Department of Public Works (1906-1909) before establishing a private architectural firm in 1910. After Florence Sharon's death in 1910, Sharon married Sadie Campbell, a nurse, with whom he had three children: Betty Campbell; George Dugdale and Maurice William (Bill).
Sharon remained in private practice until 1916, when he was appointed Provincial Architect with the Department of Public Works. Sharon prepared plans and specifications and supervised the construction of many of Saskatchewan's public buildings, including the Provincial Normal School in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Hospital at Weyburn, and the court houses in Weyburn, Yorkton and Assiniboia. Sharon retired in 1930 and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia and later to Chilliwack, where he died on September 8, 1940.
Sadie Campbell Sharon died on January 8, 1943 in Chilliwack. George Dugdale Sharon, who served with the 16th Canadian Scottish during the Second World War, died on August 24, 1972 in Vancouver. Betty Campbell Sharon died on October 19, 1980 in Chilliwack.