Jonathan Webster Cornett (10 March 1883 – 19 August 1973) was the 25th mayor of
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ...
,
British Columbia
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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
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
.
Cornett was elected to the
British Columbia Legislative Assembly
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as a
British Columbia Conservative Party
The Conservative Party of British Columbia is a provincial political party
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MLAs for
South Vancouver in 1928 and served a term.
References
External links
Vancouver History: list of mayors accessed 24 August 2006
1883 births
1973 deaths
Mayors of Vancouver
British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs
People from Leeds and Grenville United Counties
20th-century Canadian politicians
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