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James Lyle Telford (21 June 1889 – 27 September 1960) was the 24th mayor of
Vancouver History: list of mayors
accessed 24 August 2006 1889 births 1960 deaths Mayors of Vancouver Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century mayors of places in British Columbia Physicians from British Columbia 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-mayor-stub
James Lyle Telford (21 June 1889 – 27 September 1960) was the 24th mayor of Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
, British Columbia
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from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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(CCF). He was born in Valens, Ontario.
After being defeated in the 1933 provincial election and a 1936 provincial byelection, Telford was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...
as a CCF representative for Vancouver East in the 1937 provincial election. Running as an independent labour candidate, he was defeated for reelection in the 1941 provincial election. While serving in the Legislature, he campaigned for Vancouver mayor in late 1938, defeating incumbent mayor George Clark Miller
George Clark Miller (9 January 1882 – 17 March 1968) was the 23rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1937 to 1938. He was born in Huron County, Ontario, moving to Manitoba, then to Vancouver.
Gerald McGeer left the mayor's positi ...
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. He was also a medical doctor by profession.
See also
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External links
Vancouver History: list of mayors
accessed 24 August 2006 1889 births 1960 deaths Mayors of Vancouver Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century mayors of places in British Columbia Physicians from British Columbia 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-mayor-stub