George Charles Coppley
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George Charles Coppley was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
from 1921 to 1922.
Born in Chelmsford
, Essex
, England
, Coppley came to Canada in 1879. In 1921, he was elected mayor. Again elected in 1922, he restructured Hamilton’s government. He was defeated in 1923 by Thomas William Jutten
.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 1921 to 1922.
Born in Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Coppley came to Canada in 1879. In 1921, he was elected mayor. Again elected in 1922, he restructured Hamilton’s government. He was defeated in 1923 by Thomas William Jutten
Thomas William Jutten
Thomas William Jutten was a Canadian politician.Born in London, England, Jutten moved to Canada with his family in 1871, settling in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1881, he married Suzanne Keil. He owned a boat building business. Juttern served as an alderman from 1906 to 1913 and on the Board of Control...
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