Tom Campbell (Canadian politician)
Tom Campbell QC | |
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31st Mayor of Vancouver | |
In office 1966–1972 | |
Preceded by | William Rathie |
Succeeded by | Art Phillips |
Personal details | |
Born | Vancouver, British Columbia | October 5, 1927
Died | January 27, 2012 | (aged 84)
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Non-Partisan Association |
Spouse | Julie Campbell |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Lawyer |
Thomas J. Campbell,
Campbell was born in Vancouver, where he became a lawyer. In 1962, he joined Vancouver City Council as an alderman, representing the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), a conservative civic party. Running as an independent, Campbell beat out William Rathie in the 1966 election, ending the NPA's long, unbroken domination of city hall. In 1970, he won the NPA nod to replace Rathie as the party's mayoral nominee and again won the mayor's office.[1]
As mayor, "Tom Terrific" (as he was both affectionately and derisively called) proved to be brash, confrontational, and controversial. During his term, the City held a referendum which authorized the then-controversial development of an underground shopping mall and office towers, now known as Pacific Centre, Vancouver's largest development. As the Lower Mainland's population topped one million, Campbell took an assertively pro-development stance, advocating a freeway that would cut through a large part of Downtown Eastside, the demolition of the historic Carnegie Centre, and the construction of a luxury hotel at the entrance of Stanley Park (the Bayshore Inn) and another at the north foot of Burrard in which it turned out the mayor had invested (it is now an apartment building and never became a hotel).
Campbell was a vocal supporter of the
It is, however, Campbell's confrontations with the city's burgeoning youth
Campbell chose not to run for re-election in November 1972 and returned to private life and legal practice. He died in 2012.[2][3]
References
- ^ Ubyssey, 2006-11-03
- ^ Vancouver Sun February 3, 2012 12:35 PM (1971-05-10). "Former Vancouver mayor Tom Campbell dies". Vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
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External links
- 1971 Report of Mr. Justice Dohm on the Gastown Riots, from the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
- CBC television clip of Doug Collins interviewing Tom Campbell about Vancouver's hippie problem.