Joe Fabbro

Joe Fabbro
Mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
In office
1957–1959
Preceded byLeo Landreville
Succeeded byW. R. Edgar
In office
1964–1965
Preceded byW. A. Ellis
Succeeded byMax Silverman
In office
1968–1975
Preceded byGrace Hartman
Succeeded byJim Gordon
Regional Chair of Sudbury, Ontario
In office
1976–1978
Preceded byDon Collins
Succeeded byDoug Frith
Personal details
Born(1914-06-14)June 14, 1914
Sudbury, Ontario
DiedJanuary 16, 1978(1978-01-16) (aged 63)
Sudbury, Ontario

Joseph J. Fabbro (June 14, 1914 – January 16, 1978) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1957 to 1959, 1964 to 1965 and 1968 to 1975,[1][2][3][4] and as chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1975 to 1977.

Fabbro also ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Sudbury electoral district in the 1975 provincial election, but was not elected.[5]

In January 1978, Fabbro died at the age of 63 of a heart attack.[6]

  1. ^ Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon
  2. ^ Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7.
  3. ^ Thomas, Ray and Pearsall, Kathy (1994). Sudbury. Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1-55046-110-7.
  4. ^ "Great Lives Lived In Greater Sudbury" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. (January, 2005). South Side Story p.19 .
  5. ^ "11-term mayor of Sudbury, headed region". The Globe and Mail, January 18, 1978.
  6. ^ *"Heart Attack Claims the Life of Joe Fabbro" (January 17, 1978). The Sudbury Star, P.1.