Ken Whillans
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Kenneth Gilmour 'Ken' Whillans | |
|---|---|
| 46th Mayor of Brampton | |
| In office 1982 – September 1990 | |
| Preceded by | James E. Archdekin |
| Succeeded by | Paul Biesel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1927 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | 24 August 1990 (aged 63) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Edna Whillans |
| Children | 3 |
Kenneth Gilmour 'Ken' Whillans (8 August 1927 – 24 August 1990) served as Mayor of the City of Brampton from 1982 to 1990.
As alderman
Whillans led efforts to revamp Citizens Advisory Committees while in office as an alderman.[3]
Mayor of Brampton
Whillans was elected mayor in 1982 following the death of James Archdekin, who died while in office of a heart attack. Whillans ran against Terry Miller in the two-man race. Leo Archdekin was favoured as a candidate by the local media[4] but chose not to run.[5]
The same election saw five aldermen win their seats by acclamation.[6]
Possible replacement for Davis as MPP
With Premier of Ontario William G. Davis announcing that he would not seek re-election in the 1985 Ontario general election, Whillans considered seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in the Brampton riding against Bob Callahan, an alderman on Brampton city council since 1969, who had won the Liberal party nomination. Future Brampton mayor Peter Robertson would lose the nomination to Jeff Rice,[7] despite being favoured in polls.[8]
Rice ultimately lost to Callahan (45.6%) in the 1985 Ontario general election.
