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Robert A. Hastey (1847 – September 8, 1930) was mayor of
Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
in 1906. Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) He was born in
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in 1847. He worked in the
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business for a number of years. Hastey served on city council as an alderman for twelve years and served as mayor for about a month after mayor
James A. Ellis James Albert Ellis (June 1, 1864 – December 27, 1934) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1904 to 1906 and in 1913. He represented Ottawa West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1914. He was born in Accrington, Lancashir ...
resigned to take a job with the city. He died in Ottawa in 1930 and was buried in the
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. Hastey Street in the Sandy Hill area of the city was named after him.


References

*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington () 1847 births 1930 deaths Mayors of Ottawa Ottawa controllers {{Ontario-mayor-stub