Gary Wheeler (politician) explained

Gary Wheeler
Office1:Mayor of Moncton
Predecessor1:Leonard Jones
Term Start1:June, 1974
Term End1:June, 1979
Office2:Member of the Moncton City Council for Ward 2
Predecessor2:Unknown
Successor2:Vacant
Term Start2:June, 1971
Term End2:June 1974
Office3:Chairman of the New Brunswick Hawks
Predecessor3:Team founded
Successor3:Team dissolved
Term Start3:1978
Term End3:1982
Birth Date:June 3, 1938
Death Date:May 2, 2010
Death Place:Moncton, New Brunswick

Gary David Wheeler (1938–2010) was the mayor of Moncton from 1974 to 1979.

He was first elected to city council in June 1971 as a city councillor for Ward 2. He won election for mayor in June 1974. In 1979 he was forced to vacate his position after a Supreme Court of Canada ruling. The court found that the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick had erred in its finding that he followed proper procedures under the City of Moncton Consolidation Act by retaining, while mayor, a senior position in a contracting company in the city.[1] [2] [3]

He was a founding member and chairman of the New Brunswick Hawks.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Edward W. Larracy, Resurgo: The History of Moncton, Volume II, City of Moncton, 1991, pp. 407
  2. Supreme Court of Canada "The Queen v. Wheeler, 1979, 2 S.C.R. 650", March 30, 1979
  3. News: Moncton mayor resigns. The Ottawa Journal. 3 Apr 1979. 12. Newspapers.com. 19 July 2015.
  4. http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-194983-gary-wheeler.html Obituary