Chauncey Ward Bangs (January 19, 1814 – March 21, 1892) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1878. He was born in Standstead in the

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in 1814, the son of Benjamin Bangs. His family came to Canada from the United States during the

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and later moved to L'Orignal. He entered the hat and fur business, the same as his father, and came to

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in 1847. In 1849, Bangs married Elizabeth Kirby from Hawkesbury. In 1867, he helped establish the Buckingham Manufacturing Company which operated a

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on the du Lièvre River. He was an alderman for nine years on city council, later becoming mayor. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament in 1878. Bangs was part owner of the Dominion Springs Company, which operated the first hotel at

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during the 1870s. Guests came to take advantage of the mineral springs found there.

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* * 1814 births 1892 deaths People from Estrie Mayors of Ottawa Anglophone Quebec people Canadian people of American descent {{Ontario-mayor-stub