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List Of Mayors Of Surrey
The following is a list of mayors of Surrey, British Columbia. It includes the mayors of Surrey since 1880. {, class="wikitable" !Dates !! Mayor !! Political Affiliation ! , - , 1880 , , Thomas Shannon , , , - , 1881–1882 , , William C. McDougall , , , - , 1883 , , John Armstrong , , , - , 1884 , , Albert James Milton , , , - , 1884–1885 , , William C. McDougall , , , - , 1886–1887 , , Thomas Shannon , , , - , 1888–1890 , , James Punch , , , - , 1891 , , Henry Thomas Thrift and William Brown , , , - , 1892 , , William Brown and W.J. Walker , , , - , 1893–1897 , , John Armstrong , , , - , 1898–1900 , , Charles Dillwyn Moggridge , , , - , 1901 , , Charles Arthur Carncross , , , - , 1902–1903 , , Daniel Johnson , , , - , 1904 , , Noah Wickersham , , , - , 1905–1909 , , Henry Bose , , , - , 1910–1920 , , Tom Sullivan , , , - , 1921–1923 , , R.D. MacKenzie , , , - , 1924–1929 , , Thomas Reid , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and the third-largest by area after Abbotsford and Prince George. Seven neighbourhoods in Surrey are designated town centres: Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, and City Centre encompassed by Whalley. History Surrey was incorporated in 1879, and encompasses land formerly occupied by a number of Halqemeylem-speaking indigenous groups. When Englishman H.J. Brewer looked across the Fraser River from New Westminster and saw a land reminiscent of his native County of Surrey in England, the settlement of Surrey was placed on the map. The area then comprised forests of douglas fir, fir, red cedar, hemlock, blackberry bushes, and cranberry bogs. A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Vander Zalm
William Nicholas Vander Zalm (born Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie van der Zalm; May 29, 1934) is a politician and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 28th premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991. Early life Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie van der Zalm was born and raised in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. He emigrated to Canada after World War II, settling in the Fraser Valley in 1947. After completing high school, he sold tulip bulbs and ultimately established himself in the nursery and gardening business. Early political career Vander Zalm was elected an alderman of Surrey in 1965 and served as the city's mayor from 1969 to 1975. His tenure was marked by his crackdown on welfare "deadbeats" (until the early 1970s, welfare in BC was a municipal responsibility). Vander Zalm was originally a supporter of both the Liberal Party of Canada and the BC Liberal Party. He sought election to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 federal election as a Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward McKitka
Edward Adolph McKitka (born Adolf Mikitka; March 15, 1934 – February 4, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as the Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia for one term from 1975 until 1977. McKitka was first elected as a Surrey city alderman in 1968. He was elected Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia's second largest city, in 1975, serving a single term in office from 1975 to 1977. In November 1977, McKitka was defeated for re-election by Bill Vogel in the Surrey mayoral election. McKitka left office under a police investigation for misuse of office. He was convicted of breach of trust committed during his mayoral tenure and served time in prison. In 1979, McKitka returned to politics when he was re-elected as a Surrey alderman for a one-year term. Ed McKitka died from injuries sustained in a one vehicle accident in Chilliwack, British Columbia, on February 4, 2014, at the age of 79. He had been driving his truck near the Vedder River Bridge at the time of the accident. Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vogel
William Michael Vogel (November 16, 1931 – February 1, 2019) was a Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia from 1978 to 1980. He previously served as an alderman on Surrey City Council from 1973 to 1977. Prior to his death he lived in Langley, British Columbia and was a former pilot. His father, Hunter Vogel was a businessman and founder/owner of the Cloverdale Paint company. His father was also a former mayor of Langley, as well as a member of the British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ... Legislature. Vogel died in Langley, British Columbia on February 1, 2019, at the age of 87. References 1931 births 2019 deaths Canadian people of Danish descent Mayors of Surrey, British Columbia People from Burnaby Surrey, Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (politician)
Don Ross may refer to: * Don Ross, Australian artist, inaugural vice-president of the Contemporary Art Society, Queensland Branch in 1961 * Don Ross (acoustician) (1922–2015), civilian submariner and acoustics expert * Don Ross (baseball) (1914–1996), American baseball player * Don Ross (bodybuilder) (1946–1995), American bodybuilder and wrestler * Don Ross (guitarist) (born 1960), Canadian fingerstyle guitarist ** ''Don Ross'' (album) * Don Ross (footballer) (born 1934), Australian rules footballer * Don Ross (ice hockey) (born 1942), American ice hockey player * Don Ross (theatre producer) Donald Ross (20 September 1902 – 6 February 1980) was an English music hall performer, theatre producer and promoter. Biography He was born in Wigston, Leicestershire, and in his late teens joined Papa Cragg's Gentlemen Acrobats, a trave ... (1902–1980), English music hall performer and theatre producer See also * Donald Ross (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bose
Robert J. Bose (born 1932) is a Canadian politician. He served as Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia from 1988 until 1996. Bose was a member of the NDP affiliated Surrey Civic Electors party. Bose lost in the 1996 elections Doug McCallum, and his defeat was attributed to the unpopularity of the provincial NDP government at the time. Bose previously served as an alderman on the Surrey City Council The Surrey City Council is the governing body of the City of Surrey, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a d ... from 1979–1987. After his term of mayor, he served on city council once again, from 2000–2008. He has been described as "the soul of Surrey". His grandfather, Henry Bose, who served as Mayor of Surrey from 1905–1910, owned a farm in Surrey which has since become a local landmark. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bose, Bob Mayors of Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey Civic Electors
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. With a population of approximately 1.2 million people, Surrey is the 12th-most populous county in England. The most populated town in Surrey is Woking, followed by Guildford. The county is divided into eleven districts with borough status. Between 1893 and 2020, Surrey County Council was headquartered at County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames (now part of Greater London) but is now based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate. In the 20th century several alterations were made to Surrey's borders, with territory ceded to Greater London upon its creation and some gained from the abolition of Middlesex. Surrey is bordered by Greater London to the north east, Kent to the east, Berkshire to the north west, West Sussex to the south, East Sussex to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
