Ivor Dent was Edmonton’s mayor from 1968 to 1974, and ran as an independent candidate during the campaign run for the 1977 Edmonton civic election. During this run, he publicly declared his support for a by-law that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in civic employment. He lost the election to Cecil Purves.
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Ivor Dent (Main)
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Ivor Graham Dent (altName)
BE [http://www.edmonton.ca/activities_parks_recreation/documents/PDF/DrIvorGrahamDentBio.pdf(http://goo.gl/oXRb1g)] |
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Related Pages | Ivor Dent on LGLC
Ivor Dent on VIAF |
Birth Date | 1924/02/07 |
Birth Place | 502 Bad Gateway |
Death Date | 2009/03/09 |
Occupations |
Mayor, Edmonton
Politician
1968/10 - 1974 https://lglc.ca/event/n77.279 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919045152/http://www.epl.ca/edmonton-history/edmonton-elections/biographies-mayors-and-councillors?id=D(https://goo.gl/ZCs0hg) Alderman, Edmonton Politician1963/10 - 1968 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919045152/http://www.epl.ca/edmonton-history/edmonton-elections/biographies-mayors-and-councillors?id=D(https://goo.gl/ZCs0hg) Principal GradeEducation1975 https://web.archive.org/web/20090404201944/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2009/03/31/edm-dent-dies.html(https://goo.gl/HLn7Gi) |
Orders of Merit | Order of Canada (1983-12-19) Golden Jubilee Medal |
Associated Organizations |
https://lglc.ca/organization/Alberta New Democratic Party/ (President)
https://web.archive.org/web/20110705052216/http://www.epl.ca/edmonton-history/edmonton-elections/biographies-mayors-and-councillors?id=D(https://goo.gl/FAc1bk) |