Jane Brewer

Jane Brewer
Mayor of Cambridge, Ontario
In office
1988–2000
Preceded byClaudette Millar
Succeeded byDoug Craig
Personal details
Born(1924-04-15)April 15, 1924
DiedAugust 22, 2017(2017-08-22) (aged 93)
Resting placeParklawn Cemetery
43.4091500, -80.3733910
NationalityCanadian

Jane Brewer (1924-2017) was a Canadian politician and a former mayor of the city of Cambridge, Ontario. Brewer was born April 15, 1924, to Jack and Clara Davison.[1] Her political career began in 1978 when she was elected a ward alderman.[2] She went on to serve as the mayor of Cambridge from 1988 to 2000.[3][4] Her political career spanned 36 years during which time she also served as a Region of Waterloo councillor.[5][1] In addition to political endeavors Brewer was an active member of the Lutheran Church, serving as the director of the Canadian section of the Lutheran Church of America and as vice-president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's Eastern Synod.[6]

Brewer retired in 2014 due to health issues.[4][2] The same year she was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.[3][4] Brewer died August 22, 2017.[1] She was buried at Parklawn Cemetery in Cambridge.[7] In 2017 Ken Seiling, then Regional Chair of the Region of Waterloo, posthumously awarded Brewer the Jack Young Civic Award in recognition of her extensive involvement with regional politics.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b c "Jane Brewer Obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Vivian, Richard (25 September 2014). "Longtime Cambridge politician Jane Brewer bows out of Waterloo Region council race". BramptonGuardian.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Condolences on the passing of former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer". City of Cambridge. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer passes away". Kitchener. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ Haga, Adam (22 August 2017). "Former Cambridge Mayor Jane Brewer has died". www.570news.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ Mercer (22 August 2017). "'She was the steady hand:' Jane Brewer dead at 93". The Record.
  7. ^ "Jane Isabel Davison Brewer (1924-2017)". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Jack Young Civic Award presentation". Region of Waterloo. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Four Region of Waterloo leaders honoured with Jack Young Civic Awards". NewHamburgIndependent.ca. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.