Bill Smeaton (politician)

Bill Smeaton
21st Mayor of Niagara Falls
In office
1983–1991
Preceded byWayne Thomson
Succeeded byWayne Thomson
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Residence(s)Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPolitician

Bill Smeaton is a former Canadian politician who served as mayor of Niagara Falls from 1983 to 1991.[1] First elected to Niagara Falls City Council as an alderman in 1973,[1] he was elected mayor in a 1983 by-election following the resignation of Wayne Thomson, and was subsequently re-elected in the municipal elections of 1985 and 1998. In the 1991 municipal election, Thomson ran for mayor again, while Smeaton ran for a seat on Niagara Regional Council, serving on that body until his retirement from politics in 2010.[1]

He was appointed as a citizenship judge in February 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Smeaton ending 38-year political career" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Welland Tribune, August 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Smeaton newest citizenship judge" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Welland Tribune, February 25, 2011.


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