The 1972 Brantford municipal election was held on December 4, 1972, to elect a

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, councillors, school trustees, and public utility commissioners in the city of

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. Charles Bowen was elected to his first term as mayor.

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*John Robert (Jack) Arnold (died August 13, 2010) was born in Brantford, served in the

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during his youth (including a stint in Halifax,

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during

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), and later returned to Brantford to become a businessman in the city. He also became a pilot in the 1960s, worked in aviation history, and restored several vintage planes. He died in 2010, at age eighty-three. Note: Vincent Bucci's city council page indicates that he won the final seat following a recount.Vince Bucci: Ward 2 Councillor
{{webarchive , url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221075833/http://www.brantford.ca/govt/council/members/Pages/VinceBucci.aspx , date=December 21, 2010 , City of Brantford, accessed 17 February 2011. ''Source: Brantford Expositor, 5 December 1972.''

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