Jonathan Webster Cornett

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Jonathan Webster Cornett (10 March 1883 - 19 August 1973) was mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1941 to 1946. He was born in Lansdowne, Ontario, moving to Vancouver in 1907.

"Jack" Cornett was the final reeve of South Vancouver before it was absorbed into Vancouver in 1929. His mayoral campaign included a patriotic theme at a time when Canada was involved with World War II.[1]

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  1. ^ Mackie, John. "The mayors of Vancouver", The Vancouver Sun, 30 November 2002, p. B4.

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Preceded by
James Lyle Telford
Mayor of Vancouver
1941–1946
Succeeded by
Gerald Grattan McGeer