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5 unusual facts about Alderman


Alderman

The Local Government Act 2001 abolished the title as part of a modernisation of local government, and as such, none of the Councillors elected in the local elections of 2004 or later holds the title Alderman.

Division of Dobell

Its most prominent members have been Michael Lee, a former minister in the Keating government and later Councillor for the City of Sydney, who held the seat for Labor between 1984 and 2001; and Craig Thomson.

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom

In 1555 John Lok, a London merchant and Alderman, brought five Africans from the town of Sharma, in what is today Ghana, to London to be trained as interpreters in order to assist England’s trade with the western coast of Africa.

Pat Marcy

Alderman Fred Roti and Democratic Committeeman John D'Arco, Sr., both of whom also had close ties to the Chicago Outfit, took their direct orders from Marcy.

Scenic Acres, Calgary

Because the Area Structure Plan had not had 3rd reading, delayed over transportation issues, the Association worked with the Ward Alderman and the developer to create significant changes to the community design.


Amber Boykins

Other announced candidates were fellow State Representative Yaphett El-Amin, former State Representative Derio Gambaro, former St. Louis Alderman Kenny Jones, and political science professor Jeff Smith.

Daniel Hooker

In 1886, Hooker had become simply a Democrat, and alderman Theodore Rudzinski was the "People's Party" nominee.

Dewsbury by-election, 1902

It was reported that a number of local worthies were in line for consideration including Mr E Talbot, a member of the local school board, Alderman J Anty of Batley (described as an extreme teetotaler), Mr G Thorpe a director of the Cooperative Wholesale Society, Mr J Brown a chemical manufacturer from Savile Town and Mr W Wilson JP, a card manufacturer from Mirfield.

Donald Johanson

Pamela Alderman, a member of the expedition, suggested she be named "Lucy" after the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" which was played repeatedly during the night of the discovery.

Donald L. Moffitt

Moffitt previously served as Knox County Treasurer from 1984 to 1993, Knox County Board Chairman from 1982 to 1984, Knox County Board member 1978 to 1982, Knoxville, Illinois Alderman 1977 to 1978, Mayor of the City of Oneida, Illinois from 1972 to 1975, and an Oneida Alderman from 1971 to 1972.

Drummoyne Rowing Club

A.C Ingham, a Drummoyne Alderman and Quarton Deloitte Sydney Rowing Club President and Mr W.A Hence of the NSW Rowing Association presided over a public meeting at the Drummoyne Town Hall on 28 August 1919 which was called for the purpose of forming a rowing club at Drummoyne.

Earl Fitzwilliam

Sir William Fitzwilliam (c.1460–1534) was an Alderman and Sheriff of London and acquired the Milton Hall estate in Peterborough in 1502.

Edward Baines

Edward Joseph Baines, alderman and mayor of the Brisbane Municipal Council

Edwin Reyes

Reyes served as Chief of Staff for Chicago Alderman Rey Colón from 2003-2004.

Eugene Sawyer

Many believed that coalition had chosen another Washington supporter, Alderman Timothy Evans, to replace him.

Fellows Morton and Clayton

The new chairman of Fellows, Morton & Clayton Ltd was Alderman Reuben Farley the majority of shareholders being family members of the directors of the company.

Francis Trowbridge Sherman

Sherman was born in Connecticut in 1825 but his family moved to Illinois in 1834 where his father, Francis Cornwall Sherman became heavily involved in Chicago politics serving as alderman and mayor of the city and as a state representative.

George Scott Wallace

He served as an alderman from 1967 to 1969 on the Oak Bay Municipal Council and was elected in the 1969 general election as a Social Credit Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Oak Bay.

Harry Osterman

Osterman began his career as an aide to 48th ward Alderman Mary Ann Smith, then he worked as a staff liaison to the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County State's Attorney’s Office.

Ira Silverstein

Senator Silverstein is married to Chicago Alderman Debra Silverstein, and they have four children.

Isabella Banks

Both her father, James and her mother Amelia were active in politics long before the period when the City of Manchester had its own parliamentary representatives; her father held several official civic roles in his lifetime as a town alderman and magistrate.

Jacobszoon

Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen (1626–1666), rich Dutch cloth merchant, officer in the civic guard, real estate developer, alderman and art collector

James Alderman

On the afternoon of August 7, 1927, Alderman and his associate Robert Weech were intercepted by a Coast Guard cutter in the waters between Florida and Bimini.

Jerome Knapp Junior

Jerome was the son of Jerome Knapp Senior of Chieveley in Berkshire and Walthamstow in Essex (now Greater London) and his wife, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Preston of Bromley in Kent and heiress of her brother, Alderman Thomas Preston of the City.

Johannes Roosevelt

Johannes Roosevelt (bap. February 27, 1689 – 1750), known as John Roosevelt, was a New York City businessman and alderman and the progenitor of the Oyster Bay Roosevelts, including Theodore and Eleanor Roosevelt.

John George Graves

He became Sheffield's Lord Mayor and an Alderman in 1926 and he was given Freedom of the City in 1929.

Justin Winsor

In 1877, following a struggle with Alderman Hugh O'Brien over the professionalism of library management, Winsor left Boston Public Library to become librarian of Harvard University, where he served until his death.

Liberales

Other well-known members of the board are Mathias De Clercq, a liberal Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Ghent alderman, and Dirk Verhofstadt, the brother of the liberal Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5305

In 1984, 5305 was named Alderman A E Draper by the Mayor of Hedon, Bill Tong.

Luis A. Eguiguren

He was the director of the General Archive (File) of the Nation (1914), Alderman of Lima (1914-1920), Mayor of Lima (1930), President of the Constituent Congress (1930-1932), founder and leader of the Social Democratic Party.

Luis Cárdenas Saavedra

The Cabildo approved his request and named a commission headed by the mayor Alonso Díaz Moreno and alderman Lorenzo Martínez, who gahtered 50 ducats of 8 Spanish reals to pay Saavedra's salary for a year.

Mark Tennant

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Tennant, CM, ED, CD (June 27, 1913 – December 29, 1997) was an alderman of the City of Calgary, an inductee of the Order of Canada, and a long-serving member of Calgary's military community.

Mount Pleasant, Batley

In 1901, Mount Pleasant was nearly lost and used for building land until the club's first president, Alderman J.W.Blackburn stepped in and bought the land along with Sir Mark Oldroyd, MP.

Natasha Griggs

Mrs Griggs stood as an Alderman in 2008 and won election to the Palmerston City Council, during which she was elected by her colleagues to the position of Deputy Mayor.

Pauline Alderman

Alderman attended New York Institute of Musical Art (later Juilliard School of Music), where she was a student of Percy Goetschius, in 1923.

Roberto Maldonado

In 1986 Maldonado briefly was married to the sister of Luis Gutiérrez, United States Representative and former 26th ward alderman.

Samuel C. Bennett

He served as Nauvoo city alderman/associate justice from 1843 to 1845.

Save Our Waterways Now

In 1994 Brian Hallinan, Brisbane City Council Alderman for The Gap Ward, created SOWN by bringing together the environmental activists and interested residents as a project of Men of the Trees.

Sir Albert Ball

Alderman Sir Albert Ball JP (1863–1946) was Mayor of Nottingham and Lord Mayor of Nottingham, and the father of the famous Great War air ace Captain Albert Ball, V.C., D.S.O.**, M.C.

St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow

In 1535, Sir George Monoux, Alderman of London and Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, one of the guilds of the City of London, repaired the north aisle and built a chapel on the east end of it running along the north wall of the chancel.

Stroker Serpentine

Near the weekend of July 4, 2007, Alderman's company Eros LLC filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a Second Life avatar named Volkov Catteno, temporarily named "John Doe" in court documents, for copying and reselling his virtual SexGen beds.

The Baldies

Ogdahl helped elect former police chief Charles Stenvig to the office of Mayor, and was appointed Deputy Mayor, eventually serving as an 8th ward Alderman.

The Levee, Chicago

The First Ward Ball was an annual event in which Levee residents gathered to fun and celebrate the triumphs brought to them by Michael 'Hinky Dink' Kenna and “Bathouse” John Coughlin.

Théophile Poilpot

He was a former Mayor of Noisy-le-Grand (1887-1892) and had been an Alderman and a Cantonal Delegate.

Thomas R. Allen

In 2010 Allen cosponsored an ordinance with 30th Ward Alderman Ariel Reboyras that designated a stretch of Central Avenue in the vicinity of its intersection with Belmont Avenue as "Honorary Lech Kaczynski Way" to honor the deceased Polish President.

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2008

The candidates are Republican Gregg Harper, attorney and chairman of the Rankin County Republican Party; Democrat Joel Gill, Pickens town alderman and a cattle broker; and independent candidate Jim Giles, a former systems engineer and white supremacist.

Vi Daley

In a 2010 investigation by Fox Chicago, Alderman Daley earned a perfect score for her timely response to an array of constituent requests.

William Peyton Hubbard

William Peyton Hubbard (1842–April 13, 1935), a City of Toronto Alderman from 1894 to 1914, was a popular and influential politician, of particular historical note as the first politician of African descent in Canada.

Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers


Liverymen of the company include The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor (2013-14: Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE, former President of the Law Society of England and Wales), HM King Michael of Romania GCVO, The Most Revd & Rt Hon The Lord Williams of Oystermouth PC (Master of Magdelene College, Cambridge and former Archbishop of Canterbury), and His Honour Judge Sir Gavyn Arthur (675th Lord Mayor of London).

Ying Hope

Ying L.K. Hope P. Eng. (1923 – November 12, 2007) was a Chinese Canadian politician, Toronto Public School Board trustee and Metro Toronto Councillor and Toronto Alderman.


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