Robert Speck | |
Order: | 1st Mayor of Mississauga |
Term Start: | 1968 |
Term End: | 1972 |
Predecessor: | New position |
Successor: | Chic Murray (interim) |
Order2: | Reeve of Toronto Township |
Term Start2: | 1960 |
Term End2: | 1967 |
Predecessor2: | Mary Fix[1] |
Successor2: | Chic Murray |
Birth Name: | Robert William Speck |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1915 |
Birth Place: | Toronto Township, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse: | Enid Elizabeth Pattison |
Children: | 3 |
Footnotes: | [2] |
Robert William Speck[3] (April 16, 1915 – April 5, 1972) was a Canadian politician who was the first Mayor of the Town of Mississauga, and the town's only elected mayor. Speck died while in office and Reeve Chic Murray was appointed by the town's council to take his place.[4]
Robert Speck Parkway, a short road in central Mississauga leading to Square One Shopping Centre, is named in his honour.[5]