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Bill Smeaton (politician)

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Bill Smeaton
21st Mayor of Niagara Falls
In office
1983–1991
Preceded byWayne Thomson
Succeeded byWayne Thomson
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Residence(s)Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPolitician

Bill Smeaton is a former Canadian politician who served as mayor of Niagara Falls 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Smeaton ending 38-year political career" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Welland Tribune, August 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Smeaton newest citizenship judge" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Welland Tribune, February 25, 2011.