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This is disturbing.
May. 16th, 2006 12:59 pmI was about to write a post about the Spectator's search for the Greatest Hamiltonian. It's now down to five candidates, and though they wouldn't say what order they came in in the voting, they did say that two are far out ahead of the other three finalists. I'm pretty sure I know who those two are - I voted for one last week, and considered voting for the other.
In any case, I was going to post the poll for you guys to vote in, with wikipedia links to the people in question.
I discovered that even my two top picks do not have wikipedia entries devoted to them - though both are mentioned in other articles about Canada or Hamilton.
In alphabetical order, the five candidates are:
Lincoln Alexander - first black MP in Canada, lieutenant-governor of Ontario, namesake of a local highway though he never learned to drive, and all-round gentleman. He's still active in public life, too.
Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw - established the first family planning/birth control clinic in Canada in 1930 - 39 years before it was legal - and continued to practise medicine until she was 95. She was instrumental in getting legislation passed to make her clinic and others like it a legal part of Canadian medical practice.
Boris Brott - conductor of the Hamilton Philharmonic for many years, regularly stages performances of classical music designed to reach out to young people and the community at large.
Thomas McQuesten - parks board chairman responsible for many of the city's high-profile public places, including the Royal Botanical Gardens, Cootes Paradise, and Gage Park. He was instrumental in getting McMaster University to move here from Toronto.
Arthur Weisz - holocaust survivor, founder of the Effort Trust company (real estate, still owns most of the big apartment buildings in the city) and low-profile philanthropist. Rarely publicized his many donations about the city.
I'll post a poll in the next entry for your picks.
In any case, I was going to post the poll for you guys to vote in, with wikipedia links to the people in question.
I discovered that even my two top picks do not have wikipedia entries devoted to them - though both are mentioned in other articles about Canada or Hamilton.
In alphabetical order, the five candidates are:
Lincoln Alexander - first black MP in Canada, lieutenant-governor of Ontario, namesake of a local highway though he never learned to drive, and all-round gentleman. He's still active in public life, too.
Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw - established the first family planning/birth control clinic in Canada in 1930 - 39 years before it was legal - and continued to practise medicine until she was 95. She was instrumental in getting legislation passed to make her clinic and others like it a legal part of Canadian medical practice.
Boris Brott - conductor of the Hamilton Philharmonic for many years, regularly stages performances of classical music designed to reach out to young people and the community at large.
Thomas McQuesten - parks board chairman responsible for many of the city's high-profile public places, including the Royal Botanical Gardens, Cootes Paradise, and Gage Park. He was instrumental in getting McMaster University to move here from Toronto.
Arthur Weisz - holocaust survivor, founder of the Effort Trust company (real estate, still owns most of the big apartment buildings in the city) and low-profile philanthropist. Rarely publicized his many donations about the city.
I'll post a poll in the next entry for your picks.