Alfred David Simpson (born March 19, 1910 - September 11, 1965) was a
politician in Ontario,
Canada. He served as
Mayor of
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2016 population of 31,465 in a land area of . Stratford is the seat of Perth County, which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German im ...
when the
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson (theatre producer), Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was fo ...
was founded in 1952-53 and encouraged
Tom Patterson to pursue the idea further.
References
External links
* http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/CMSImages/d0/d0e3fe3d-9b00-4f6a-8d33-9fa2c787d793.pdf
* http://www.stratfordcanada.ca/en/livehere/cemetery.asp
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1910 births
1965 deaths
Mayors of Stratford, Ontario