Ellen Webber

Ellen Webber
Ottawa Alderman
In office
1961–1962
Preceded byRobert Groves
Succeeded byDes Bender & John Powers
ConstituencyRideau Ward
Ottawa Controller
In office
1963–1969
Preceded byPaul Tardif, Wilbert Hamilton
Succeeded byClaude Bennett, Pierre Benoit, Lorry Greenberg
Personal details
BornOctober 10, 1926
Bruno, Saskatchewan
DiedApril 6, 2003
Souris, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal[1]
SpouseSimon Webber (m. 1947;[2] died 1961)[3]
Residence(s)30 Dunvegan Road, Manor Park (1960)[4]
26 Farnham Cres., Manor Park[5] (vacated 1972)[6]
189 Mountbatten Ave., Alta Vista (1972)[7]
Vanier, Ontario (1975)[8]

Ellen Douglas "Dougie"[9] Webber, née MacDonad[2] (October 10, 1926 – April 6, 2003) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. She served as an alderman on Ottawa City Council from 1961 to 1962 and on the Ottawa Board of Control from 1963 to 1969. She was the second woman ever to be elected to the city's Board of Control.

  1. ^ "Heit charges party politics entering campaign for board". Ottawa Citizen. November 26, 1964. p. 50. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Two Women Win as Aldermen One Takes Place on School Board". Ottawa Journal. December 6, 1960. p. 22. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alderman's Husband Dead at 46". Ottawa Citizen. April 21, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Ellen Douglas Webber". Ottawa Citizen. December 3, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "*Mrs. Ellen Webber". Ottawa Journal. November 28, 1964. p. 42. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Facelift from city". Ottawa Citizen. January 21, 1975. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ex-controller faces charge after crash". Ottawa Citizen. August 10, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ex-controller's home to be fixed". Ottawa Journal. January 22, 1975. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference bocwin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).