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Victor Copps

Canadian politician

Summary

Canadian politician

Field	Value
name	Victor Copps
order	Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
term_start	1962
term_end	1976
predecessor	Lloyd Douglas Jackson
successor	Vince Agro
birth_name	Victor Kennedy Copps
birth_date
birth_place	Haileybury, Ontario, Canada
death_date
death_place	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
restingplace	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
spouse	Geraldine Florence (Guthro) Copps
children	Sheila Copps

Victor Kennedy Copps (March 21, 1919 – October 15, 1988) was a Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Hamilton.

Life and career

Copps was born in Haileybury, Ontario. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, following which, he worked in Timmins, Ontario for a local newspaper. In 1945 he moved to Hamilton to become a sports broadcaster on CHML. He entered local politics in 1960, winning a seat on the Board of Control and becoming deputy Mayor. He ran for Mayor in 1962 defeating the incumbent.

He sparked outrage among Hamilton's Protestant community, as one of his first official acts was to abolish the annual Orange Order Parade, a staple of Hamilton for many years. In 1964 he was an unsuccessful candidate at the Ontario Liberal Party's leadership convention.

Copps continued as mayor until 1976 when he was forced to retire following a heart attack while running in the Around the Bay Road Race. He was the city's first Roman Catholic mayor and its second-longest serving holder of that office. Under his leadership, the city engaged in a major project of urban renewal. The city's sports and entertainment arena, TD Coliseum, was previously named Copps Coliseum in his honour.

Copps was the father of Sheila Copps, a former Canadian cabinet minister.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150329044424/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3448600085.html HighBeam]
"1963-1976 - Victor Kennedy Copps".

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