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List Of Mayors Of Burlington, Ontario
{{Short description, none # M. C. Smith 1915-1916 # F. G. Ghent 1917 # C. F. Coleman 1918 # T. W. Peart 1919 # M. C. Smith 1919 #Hughes Cleaver 1920 # J. J. Hobson 1921-1922 # E. A. Harris 1923-1924 # J. S. Allen 1925-1928 # E. Holtby 1929-1930 # L. D. Dingle 1931-1932 # J. W. Ryckman 1933 # F. W. Watson 1934-1935 # G. R. Harris 1936-1939 # J. G. Blair 1940-1945 # E. R. Leather 1946-1947 # N. R. Craig 1948-1950 # E. W. Smith 1951-1956 # John A. Lockhart 1957-1961 # Owen F. Mullin 1962-1965 # Lloyd F. Berryman 1966-1967 # George Harrington 1968-1976 # Mary Munro 1977-1978 # Roly Bird 1979-1991 # Walter Mulkewich 1992-1997 # Rob MacIsaac 1998-2006 #Cam Jackson 2006 - November 30, 2010 #Rick Goldring December 1, 2010 - November 30, 2018 #Marianne Meed Ward December 1, 2018 - Present * Burlington, Ontario Burlington is a city in the Regional Municipality of Halton at the northwestern end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada. Along with Milton to the north, it form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hughes Cleaver
Ellis Hughes Cleaver Jr. (12 September 1892 – 31 October 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Burlington, Ontario and became a lawyer by career. Biography He was called to the bar in 1914 and later elected as Reeve of Burlington in 1918, but resigned in order to serve with the 1st Canadian Tank Battalion towards the end of World War I. He was elected as Burlington's Mayor in 1920. He was first elected to Parliament at the Halton riding in the 1935 general election, running as a Liberal-Progressive candidate but later allying with the Liberals. He was afterwards re-elected under the Liberal banner for successive terms in 1940, 1945 and 1949. He specialized in committee work during his time there, and served as Chairman of the Banking and Commerce Committee for ten years, of the War Expenditures Committee for two years, as well as of the Government-owned Railway and TCA Committee. Cleaver left the House of Commons afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen F
Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. Pronunciation: OH-en People and fictional characters * Owen (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Places United States * Owen, Indiana * Owen, Missouri, a ghost town * Owen, Wisconsin * Owen County, Indiana * Owen County, Kentucky * Mount Owen (Colorado) * Mount Owen (Wyoming) Elsewhere * Owen Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Owen, South Australia, a small town * Owen, Germany, town in Baden-Württemberg * Mount Owen (other) * Port Owen, South Africa Ships * , a destroyer that took part in World War II and the Korean War * , a British Royal Navy frigate Other uses * Owen (automobile), an American car made from 1910 to 1914 * Owen (musician), a solo p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Berryman
Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown" ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American singer Places United States * Lloyd, Florida * Lloyd, Kentucky * Lloyd, Montana * Lloyd, New York * Lloyd, Ohio * Lloyds, Alabama * Lloyds, Maryland * Lloyds, Virginia Elsewhere * Lloydminster, or "Lloyd", straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada Companies and businesses Derived from Lloyd's Coffee House *Lloyd's Coffee House, a London meeting place for merchants and shipowners between about 1688 and 1774 * Lloyd's of London, a British insurance market ** ''Lloyd's of London'' (film), a 1936 film about the insurance market ** Lloyd's building, its headquarters ** Lloyd's Agency Network * '' Lloyd's List'', a website and 275-year-old daily newspaper on shipping and global trade ** '' Lloyd' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harrington (politician) (1850–?), American politician from Wisconsin
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George Harrington may refer to: * George Christy (1827–1868), American minstrel performer born George Harrington *George P. Harrington George P. Harrington(born 1850) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Harrington was born on March 20, 1850, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin Law School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Munro
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roly Bird
Roly is a fictional dog from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Roly is an apricot coloured Standard Poodle, who appears in the first episode of the programme on 19 February 1985 and remained in the show until 19 October 1993. Storylines Roly was given to Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) by her father, Den (Leslie Grantham). Sharon's mother, Angie ( Anita Dobson), does not like the dog much and once even accuses him of deliberately causing her to trip and fall on the stairs. However, during Den and Angie's divorce in 1987, Angie is horrified to hear that Den is considering selling Roly. She storms round to The Queen Victoria public house and demands that Den give Roly to her. Roly is involved in many storylines during his time in the show. He is often used by his owners as a silent sounding board, and is made privy to all their secrets and woes. It is Roly who first alerted viewers to the fact that his owner, Den, had got the 16-year-old schoolgirl, Michelle Fowler ( Susan Tull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Mulkewich
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * '' W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob MacIsaac
Robert Scott Alexander "Rob" MacIsaac (born 1962) is the president and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences, a medical group composed of six unique hospitals and a cancer centre located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Family and early life MacIsaac was born on February 5, 1962, at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton to Rita and Archibald (Arch) MacIsaac. He has two older brothers. In 1987, MacIsaac severed part of his C5 vertebrae after diving into shallow water while camping. He recovered, but has reduced neck movement. MacIsaac married Anne Wood and had two daughters: Sarah and Catherine. Education MacIsaac completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Waterloo in 1984 and received a law degree at the University of Western Ontario in 1987. He was called to the Bar in 1989. Professional life On November 6, 2008, Mohawk College announced MacIsaac as their new President. MacIsaac remained the president of Mohawk College until January 31, 2014, and he assum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cam Jackson
Cameron "Cam" Jackson (born February 27, 1951) is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Burlington until his resignation on September 28, 2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the 2006 election. He served as mayor from 2006 to 2010 when he was defeated by Rick Goldring. Background Jackson was born in Hamilton, Ontario. His mother was Ukrainian Canadian. He was educated at McMaster University, although he left before graduating to take a job with the Ontario Conservative Party. Before entering politics, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Hamilton Real Estate Board, and also worked for the Halton Housing Authority from 1975 to 1980. In 1996, he was named "Officer Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem" by Canada's Governor-General. He also served as a trustee on the Halton Public School Board for ten years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Goldring
Patrick "Rick" Goldring (born August 23, 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as the 28th mayor of Burlington, Ontario from 2010 to 2018. He graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Politics Goldring ran in a federal by-election for the Green Party of Canada in 2006. He had been a member of the Burlington City Council after winning the 2006 municipal election for ward 5. Goldring had previously served two terms as mayor of Burlington, Ontario from 2010 to 2018. Personal life Goldring was born in Paris, Ontario. His family later moved to Burlington, Ontario where Goldring grew up on Woodland Park Drive in the Roseland community of Burlington. His father was a bank manager, his mother was a high school teacher. His parents met in Montego Bay, Jamaica Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Meed Ward
Marianne Meed Ward ( Meed; born January 4, 1966) is an American-born Canadian politician and former journalist who has served as the 29th and current mayor of Burlington since December 3, 2018. Early life and education Born in Greeley, Colorado, to a Canadian father and American mother, Ward grew up in Kingston, Ontario and Toronto before moving to Ottawa where she earned a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University in 1989. Career in media Ward worked for ''Faith Today'' magazine from 1989, becoming managing editor in 1996. She resigned her position in February 1999 following a 'change in direction' at the magazine. She launched her own communications business, Meed Ward Media, providing writing, editorial, consulting or teaching services to a range of clients including Chatelaine, Vision TV, Ryerson University, Tyndale College, CHCH TV, Crossroads Communications, and the ''Toronto Sun'' where she served as a weekly columnist covering faith and ethics, and later coveri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
