William Powell (Canadian politician)
- William Powell (Canadian politician)
Infobox Officeholder
name = William Powell
caption =
order = Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
term_start = 1980
term_end = 1982
deputy =
predecessor = John Alexander Macdonald
successor = Bob Morrow
birth_date = 1907
birth_place = St. Helen's, Lancashire, England
death_date = July 20, 1992
death_place =
constituency =
party =
spouse = Rose Gath
profession =
religion =
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William Powell (1907-1992) was Mayor of Hamilton, Canada, from 1980 to 1982.
Born in St. Helen’s, Lancashire, England, his family emigrated to Canada in 1911. While his family returned to England, Powell came to Hamilton in 1921, and eventually found work at Stelco, a steel company based in Hamilton.
In 1958, he ran as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate in Hamilton East. He placed third with 21.6% of the vote, losing to incumbent Quinto Martini, a Progressive Conservative. Two years later, he was elected as an alderman in Ward 4. He served in this post until 1970. During his time as alderman, he also retired from his work at Stelco.
In 1970, he ran for a seat on the Board of Control, but was unsuccessful. Following his defeat, he assumed the Chairmanship of the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority and stayed in that position for a decade.
In 1980, he defeated incumbent mayor, Jack MacDonald. He served until 1982, when he was defeated by Bob Morrow.
In 1985, he was appointed as alderman for Ward 3 in order to fill a vacancy.
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