Bill Smeaton (politician)
Bill Smeaton | |
|---|---|
| 21st Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| In office 1983–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Residence(s) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Bill Smeaton is a former Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario from 1983 to 1991.[1] First elected to Niagara Falls City Council as an alderman in 1973,[1] he was elected mayor in a 1983 by-election following the resignation of Wayne Thomson, and was subsequently re-elected in the municipal elections of 1985 and 1998. In the 1991 municipal election, Thomson ran for mayor again, while Smeaton ran for a seat on Niagara Regional Council, serving on that body until his retirement from politics in 2010.[1]
He was appointed as a citizenship judge in February 2011.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Smeaton ending 38-year political career" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Welland Tribune, August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Smeaton newest citizenship judge" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Welland Tribune, February 25, 2011.
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