1980 Brantford municipal election

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• Charles Ward was a farmer and union activist. He moved to Canada from England in 1908 to work with Cockshutt Farm Equipment, later worked for Massey-Harris Co., and was the founding president of United Auto Workers Local 458 in Brantford. Ward was first elected to the Brantford City Council in 1952 and served continuously until his death, except for the years 1959-60. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Brantford in 1958. In 1963, he was named Brantford Citizen of the Year. A 1980 newspaper article described him as the oldest elected official in Canada. He suffered a stroke in November 1981 that left him unable to fulfill his municipal duties; the Brantford City Council chose not to replace him in honour of his record of service. He died in 1982, at age ninety-one. Charles Ward Park in Brantford is named in his honour.