Robert E. Wade
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Robert E. Wade served as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
from 2000 to 2003. He currently resides in the Hamilton community of Ancaster.
Robert Wade moved to Ancaster from London, Ontario in 1960 after his employer London Life Insurance Company
transferred him. He was first elected to the Ancaster Town Council in 1978, and served for 22 years, including 16 as the mayor. He was the last mayor of Ancaster before amalgamation.
had been Hamilton's longest serving mayor and had a strong electoral base. On election night it was revealed that over 50 per cent of the residents of Ancaster had voted in the municipal election and 80 per cent of them voted for Wade.
Wade's win was as much a result of Morrow's supporters staying home as it was from his supporters coming out in droves.
After serving one term in office, Wade retired from public life after 25 years.
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...
from 2000 to 2003. He currently resides in the Hamilton community of Ancaster.
Robert Wade moved to Ancaster from London, Ontario in 1960 after his employer London Life Insurance Company
London Life Insurance Company
London Life Insurance Company is a Canadian life insurance company best known for its "Freedom 55" slogan, evocative of saving money to an extent that would allow one to retire at age 55...
transferred him. He was first elected to the Ancaster Town Council in 1978, and served for 22 years, including 16 as the mayor. He was the last mayor of Ancaster before amalgamation.
2000 City of Hamilton Election
Bob Wade entered the new city of Hamilton's mayoralty race and was not expected to win, as the incumbent Bob MorrowBob Morrow
Robert Maxwell Morrow UE is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1982 to 2000. He was the longest-serving mayor in the city's history....
had been Hamilton's longest serving mayor and had a strong electoral base. On election night it was revealed that over 50 per cent of the residents of Ancaster had voted in the municipal election and 80 per cent of them voted for Wade.
Wade's win was as much a result of Morrow's supporters staying home as it was from his supporters coming out in droves.
After serving one term in office, Wade retired from public life after 25 years.