William David Tindall (May 29, 1921 – April 9, 2004) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

from 1979 to 1981. He was a veteran of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, serving in the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

. Tindall was also an alderman on the Victoria City Council from 1971 until his election as mayor. He also worked as a manager at

Eaton's The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...

.Tindall brought modesty to power: inal EditionDheensaw, Cleve. Times - Colonist ictoria, B.C14 Apr 2004: C2.

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Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia 1921 births 2004 deaths Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II Victoria, British Columbia city councillors 20th-century Canadian politicians {{BritishColumbia-mayor-stub