Ronald E. F. Eddy (born ) is a politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1992 to 1995. He represented the riding of
Brant—Haldimand, and the mayor of the
County of Brant
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from 1999 to 2018.
Background
Eddy was born in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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and raised on a farm near
Brantford
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. He worked as a farmer and municipal administrator. He was a clerk-administrator in
Wentworth County, Ontario
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from 1955 to 1973, and for
Middlesex County from 1974 to 1992. He was
reeve of
South Dumfries Township from 1978 to 1991, and was a councillor in Brant County. On one occasion, he served as president of the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario. In 1990, Eddy was president of an international plowing competition.
Politics
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in a
by-election
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held on March 5, 1992, following the resignation of former Liberal leader
Robert Nixon in
Brant—Haldimand. Eddy was elected over
Progressive Conservative candidate David Timms by almost 5,000 votes.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the
1995 provincial election, and Eddy lost his seat to PC candidate
Peter Preston
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Early life
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by about 3,500 votes.
In 1999, Eddy returned to municipal politics and became the mayor of the
County of Brant
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.
He also serves on the board of directors for Brant County Power and is vice-president of the Children's Aid Society of Brant. Eddy lost re-election to businessman David Bailey in
2018
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.
Electoral record
References
External links
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1931 births
Living people
Mayors of places in Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
People from the County of Brant