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Memorable Manitobans: Longest-Serving Municipal Reeves and Mayors

Below is a ranked list of the longest-serving municipal Reeves and Mayors in Manitoba’s history:

Rank	Reeve / Mayor	Municipality	Period
1	Frederick John Gould (1870-1967)	Woodworth	1918-1962
2	Kenneth William Campbell “K.C.” Fergusson (1894-1973)	Great Falls	1928-1971
3	Jacob Single	Glenella	1937-1975
4	Edwin Henry “Harry” Armstrong (1889-1964)	Shellmouth	1926-1963
	T. W. Pentland	Elton	1938-1975
5	David R. Finkelstein (1880-1952)	Tuxedo	1915-1951
	William H. “Bill” McKitrick	Crystal City	1978-2014
6	Charles Edmund Ivens (1860-1946)	Wallace	1908-1943
7	Kari Byron (1892-1973)	Coldwell	1931-1965
	Albert Thomas “Ab” Chapman (1918-2013)	Daly	1958-1992
8	Michael Stephen Antonation (1913-1985)	Shoal Lake	1952-1985
	John Foster	Lansdowne	1912-1945
	Rene L. Maillard	Ste. Rose du Lac	1981-2014
	Ralph J. Wang	Edward	1981-2014
9	John Potoski (1903-1983)	Dauphin	1948-1980
10	Percy Beachell (1874-1969)	Rosser	1922-1953
	Felix Fitzpatrick	Riverside	1936-1967
	Earl Vincent “Bud” Fossay (c1920-2004)	Cartier	1958-1989
	Oswald Morton McKay (1891-?)	Whitehead	1936-1967
	Edward Peltz	Woodlands	1970-2001
	Kenneth David Rapley (1911-2002)	Strathclair	1952-1983

See also:

MHS Resources: Manitoba’s Municipal History

MHS Centennial Organization: Union of Manitoba Municipalities - Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities - Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 December 2017

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