William Harvey Clare (1874 – February 26, 1956) was a politician in

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. He served as mayor of

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from 1924 to 1925. He was born in

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and came to

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to attend teacher's college. He taught school for several years and then was hired by a bank. He worked as a bank manager in

Lanigan, Saskatchewan Lanigan (pop. 1300) is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, at the intersection of TransCanada Yellowhead Highway 16 and Highway 20, approximately 117 km east of Saskatoon and 170 km north of Regina. Lanigan is surroun ...

and then, in 1910, became general manager of the Saskatchewan Investment and Trust Company in Saskatoon. Soon afterwards, he opened his own real estate and insurance business. Clare served on Saskatoon city council from 1914 to 1922. He did not seek reelection after his term as mayor. He died at the age of 82. Clare Crescent in the

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neighbourhood of Saskatoon was named in his honour.

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* 1874 births 1954 deaths Mayors of Saskatoon Politicians from Ottawa {{Saskatchewan-mayor-stub