Andrew Scott "Andy" Haydon (born 1933) is a

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engineer and former politician. He was reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario from 1970 to 1978 and Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton from 1978-1991. Haydon was the first mayor of the city of Nepean when it incorporated on November 24, 1978; Ben Franklin assumed the title one week later.

Early life

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Haydon came to Ottawa, Ontario when he was six. He attended

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in Kingston, Ontario where he received a degree in

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. He then worked in

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as a professional engineer. He moved to Nepean Township in 1961.

Political career

Haydon was elected in 1966 to the Nepean Township council, after it was expanded to five aldermen from three. In 1969, he was elected reeve of Nepean. He defeated the incumbent reeve

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in a landslide with 66% of the vote, thanks to the new subdivisions in the city unhappy with Moodie's tax increase. The Nepean Sportsplex and National Capital Equestrian Park were built during Haydon's term as reeve. In 1978 he became the regional chair of Ottawa-Carleton, where he served for 13 years, helping to introduce Ottawa's Transitway, Ottawa City Hall (then the Regional Offices), and the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre. He failed however in his plans to establish a second

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in the city as well as his dreams of establishing Ottawa as a federal capital district. After retiring from politics, he ran a bed and breakfast with his wife.

Attempted comeback in politics

In September 2006, Haydon unexpectedly announced his candidacy in the new suburban ward of Gloucester-South Nepean, 15 years after his retirement from politics. He was defeated by Steve Desroches in the 2006 municipal elections. In September 2010, Haydon announced his candidacy for Mayor of Ottawa, about one month before the date of the

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.Andrew Haydon joins the race to be mayor
/ref> He finished fourth with 18,914 votes, or 7% of the total ballots. Haydon has four children with his deceased wife, Mary Leishman. He is currently married to Sherry Franklin, the widow of Ben Franklin, Haydon's successor as mayor of Nepean.

Honours

Andrew Haydon Park Andrew Haydon Park is a park on the Ottawa River that is managed by the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is situated on Carling Avenue at Holly Acres Road. There is a bandshell for outdoor concerts and a picnic area. The Nepean Sailing Club i ...

on the

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and Andrew Haydon Hall, the city council chambers at Ottawa City Hall, were named after him.

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offers a scholarship in his name each year to a student in an

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program.

References

External links

* Haydon's blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20120308213731/http://www.andyhaydon.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Haydon, Andrew S Living people Mayors and reeves of Nepean Chairs of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton 1933 births Queen's University at Kingston alumni People from Cornwall, Ontario Politicians from Toronto Canadian hoteliers