Mayor Thomas Russ Deacon | |
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| 24th Mayor of Winnipeg | |
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| Born | 3 January 1865 Perth, Canada West |
| Died | 30 May 1955 (aged 90) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Spouse | Lily Dingman (m. 1894) |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Thomas Russ Deacon (3 January 1865 – 30 May 1955)[1] was a Canadian politician, the 24th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1913 and 1914.[2][3]
Deacon was born in Perth, Canada West. After working in Northern Ontario lumber camps, he returned to school, eventually graduating in 1891 with a civil engineering degree at the University of Toronto.[2] After working on the water systems in North Bay, Ontario and on gold mining in Rat Portage, Deacon moved to Winnipeg in 1902 and by 1906 joined the city's council.[4]
He campaigned for mayor on the basis of developing a new source of city water from Shoal Lake in northwestern Ontario. This Greater Winnipeg Water District Aqueduct system was created during Deacon's terms as mayor.[5] The Deacon reservoir, built in 1972, was named for Thomas Deacon.[6]
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- ^ a b "Thomas Russ Deacon (1865–1955)". Manitoba Historical Society. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "City Government: Mayors, Past and Present". City of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Russ Deacon (1865–1955)". mhs.mb.ca.
- ^ Wikipedia, Source; Llc, Books (September 2010). Winnipeg City Councillors: Dan Vandal, Russ Wyatt, Thomas Steen, Greg Selinger, Lillian Thomas, Ernie Gilroy, Bernie Wolfe, John Prystanski. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-156-67151-1.
- ^ Winnipeg, City of. "Treatment Plant Background – Water Treatment Program – Water and Waste – City of Winnipeg". winnipeg.ca.