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'''James Lyle Telford''' ( |
'''James Lyle Telford''' (21 June 1889 - 27 September 1960) was mayor of [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF). He was born in [[Flamborough, Ontario|Valens, Ontario]]. |
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Telford was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] as CCF representative. He campaigned for Vancouver mayor in late 1938, defeating incumbent mayor [[George Clark Miller]] by approximately 2000 votes in a city race that involved a total of seven mayoral candidates, which split the right-wing vote. Telford did not maintain CCF party membership as mayor, maintaining that political parties should not be a part of municipal politics.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=[[The Vancouver Sun]] | date= |
Telford was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] as CCF representative. He campaigned for Vancouver mayor in late 1938, defeating incumbent mayor [[George Clark Miller]] by approximately 2000 votes in a city race that involved a total of seven mayoral candidates, which split the right-wing vote. Telford did not maintain CCF party membership as mayor, maintaining that political parties should not be a part of municipal politics.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=[[The Vancouver Sun]] | date=30 November 2002 | page=B4 | first=John | last=Mackie | title=The mayors of Vancouver}}</ref> He was also a medical doctor by profession. |
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*[http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_mayors.htm Vancouver History: list of mayors], accessed |
*[http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_mayors.htm Vancouver History: list of mayors], accessed 24 August 2006 |
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Revision as of 09:02, 15 December 2009
James Lyle Telford (21 June 1889 - 27 September 1960) was mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He was born in Valens, Ontario.
Telford was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as CCF representative. He campaigned for Vancouver mayor in late 1938, defeating incumbent mayor George Clark Miller by approximately 2000 votes in a city race that involved a total of seven mayoral candidates, which split the right-wing vote. Telford did not maintain CCF party membership as mayor, maintaining that political parties should not be a part of municipal politics.[1] He was also a medical doctor by profession.
References
- ^ Mackie, John (30 November 2002). "The mayors of Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. p. B4.
See also
External links
- Vancouver History: list of mayors, accessed 24 August 2006
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