William Reid Owen
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William Reid Owen (25 November 1864 – 22 March 1949) was mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1924. He was born in Ontario and moved to Vancouver in 1899.
He became mayor after winning a narrow victory over Louis Taylor by 53 votes. He lost to Taylor the following year by 640 votes.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Mackie, John. "The mayors of Vancouver", The Vancouver Sun, 30 November 2002, p. B4.
[edit] External links
- Vancouver History: list of mayors, accessed 20 August 2006
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