Taylor McVeity (February 20, 1857,

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– March 21, 1951) was elected mayor of

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in 1914.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) McVeity studied law, was called to the bar in 1882 and opened an office in Ottawa. After his term as mayor, he later moved to

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