George Nicholas Speal, (1932 – December 27, 2008) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He served as mayor of

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from 1973 to 1976. He was born in Kingston, the son of Greek immigrants, and was educated at Kingston Collegiate,

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and

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. Speal was called to the Ontario bar in 1958. In 1974, he was named

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. During his term as mayor, the

Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a harbour located in Kingston, Ontario. For the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, it hosted the sailing events. Portsmouth Harbour was constructed in the 1800s to supply coal and materials to Kingston Penitentiary. ...

was redeveloped to host sailing events for the

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in Montreal and the annual tradition of the Mayor's Levee at Kingston City Hall on New Year's Day was established. He ran unsuccessfully for the Kingston and the Islands seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in

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, losing to

Flora MacDonald Flora MacDonald ( Gaelic: ''Fionnghal nic Dhòmhnaill'', 1722 - 5 March 1790) was a member of Clan Macdonald of Sleat, best known for helping Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Her famil ...

. He died at home in Kingston in 2008.

References

1932 births 2008 deaths Mayors of Kingston, Ontario Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian King's Counsel {{Ontario-mayor-stub