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'''Jane Brewer''' (1924-2017) was a Canadian politician and a former mayor of the city of [[Cambridge, Ontario]]. Brewer was born April 15, 1924 to Jack and Clara Davison.<ref name="LegacyObit" /> Her political career began in 1978 when she was elected a ward alderman.<ref name="Vivian" /> She went on to serve as the mayor of Cambridge from 1988 to 2000.<ref name="CityCondolences">{{cite web |title=Condolences on the passing of former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer |url=https://www.cambridge.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=83c8bee0-d7ea-49e8-b20b-09fd40e79682&newsId=ef8a0e6f-1817-45ff-96ab-978d4035fa03# |website=City of Cambridge |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en |date=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="CTVMayorPasses">{{cite news |title=Former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer passes away |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/former-cambridge-mayor-jane-brewer-passes-away-1.3556748 |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=Kitchener |date=22 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Her political career spanned 36 years during which time she also served as a [[Region of Waterloo]] councilor.<ref name="Haga">{{cite news |last1=Haga |first1=Adam |title=Former Cambridge Mayor Jane Brewer has died |url=https://www.570news.com/2017/08/22/former-cambridge-mayor-jane-brewer-died/ |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=www.570news.com |date=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="LegacyObit" /> In addition to political endeavors Brewer was an active member of the [[Lutheran Church]], serving as the director of the Canadian section of the Lutheran Church of America and as vice-president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's |
'''Jane Brewer''' (1924-2017) was a Canadian politician and a former mayor of the city of [[Cambridge, Ontario]]. Brewer was born April 15, 1924 to Jack and Clara Davison.<ref name="LegacyObit" /> Her political career began in 1978 when she was elected a ward alderman.<ref name="Vivian" /> She went on to serve as the mayor of Cambridge from 1988 to 2000.<ref name="CityCondolences">{{cite web |title=Condolences on the passing of former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer |url=https://www.cambridge.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=83c8bee0-d7ea-49e8-b20b-09fd40e79682&newsId=ef8a0e6f-1817-45ff-96ab-978d4035fa03# |website=City of Cambridge |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en |date=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="CTVMayorPasses">{{cite news |title=Former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer passes away |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/former-cambridge-mayor-jane-brewer-passes-away-1.3556748 |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=Kitchener |date=22 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Her political career spanned 36 years during which time she also served as a [[Region of Waterloo]] councilor.<ref name="Haga">{{cite news |last1=Haga |first1=Adam |title=Former Cambridge Mayor Jane Brewer has died |url=https://www.570news.com/2017/08/22/former-cambridge-mayor-jane-brewer-died/ |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=www.570news.com |date=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="LegacyObit" /> In addition to political endeavors Brewer was an active member of the [[Lutheran Church]], serving as the director of the Canadian section of the Lutheran Church of America and as vice-president of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada]]'s [[Eastern Synod]].<ref name="Mercer">{{cite news |last1=Mercer |title='She was the steady hand:' Jane Brewer dead at 93 |work=The Record |date=22 August 2017}}</ref> |
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Brewer retired in 2014 due to health issues.<ref name="CTVMayorPasses" /><ref name="Vivian">{{cite news |last1=Vivian |first1=Richard |title=Longtime Cambridge politician Jane Brewer bows out of Waterloo Region council race |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4879326-longtime-cambridge-politician-jane-brewer-bows-out-of-waterloo-region-council-race/ |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=BramptonGuardian.com |date=25 September 2014 |language=en-CA}}</ref> The same year she was awarded a life time achievement award by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="CityCondolences" /><ref name="CTVMayorPasses" /> Brewer died August 22, 2017.<ref name="LegacyObit">{{cite web |title=Jane Brewer Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/cambridge-on/jane-brewer-7533151 |website=Dignity Memorial |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She was buried at Parklawn Cemetery in Cambridge.<ref name="FindAGrave">{{cite web |title=Jane Isabel Davison Brewer (1924-2017) |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182638240/jane-isabel-brewer |website=www.findagrave.com |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In 2017 Ken Seiling, then Regional Chair of the Region of Waterloo, [[Posthumous award|posthumously awarded]] Brewer the Jack Young Civic Award in recognition of her extensive involvement with regional politics.<ref name="YoungAward">{{cite web |title=Jack Young Civic Award presentation |url=https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=928b711d-2b23-416c-b47b-b674c929bab6,95abcc5b-2e79-4c15-9386-e36865f55f5a,ab159244-c732-45c7-b4c9-67b38b43eed5&newsId=5b7d2c52-ea7b-4f73-abea-2245019cf62b |website=Region of Waterloo |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en |date=13 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="NewHamJackAward">{{cite news |title=Four Region of Waterloo leaders honoured with Jack Young Civic Awards |url=https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news-story/7998485-four-region-of-waterloo-leaders-honoured-with-jack-young-civic-awards/ |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=NewHamburgIndependent.ca |date=14 December 2017 |language=en-CA}}</ref> |
Brewer retired in 2014 due to health issues.<ref name="CTVMayorPasses" /><ref name="Vivian">{{cite news |last1=Vivian |first1=Richard |title=Longtime Cambridge politician Jane Brewer bows out of Waterloo Region council race |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4879326-longtime-cambridge-politician-jane-brewer-bows-out-of-waterloo-region-council-race/ |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=BramptonGuardian.com |date=25 September 2014 |language=en-CA}}</ref> The same year she was awarded a life time achievement award by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="CityCondolences" /><ref name="CTVMayorPasses" /> Brewer died August 22, 2017.<ref name="LegacyObit">{{cite web |title=Jane Brewer Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/cambridge-on/jane-brewer-7533151 |website=Dignity Memorial |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She was buried at Parklawn Cemetery in Cambridge.<ref name="FindAGrave">{{cite web |title=Jane Isabel Davison Brewer (1924-2017) |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182638240/jane-isabel-brewer |website=www.findagrave.com |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In 2017 Ken Seiling, then Regional Chair of the Region of Waterloo, [[Posthumous award|posthumously awarded]] Brewer the Jack Young Civic Award in recognition of her extensive involvement with regional politics.<ref name="YoungAward">{{cite web |title=Jack Young Civic Award presentation |url=https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=928b711d-2b23-416c-b47b-b674c929bab6,95abcc5b-2e79-4c15-9386-e36865f55f5a,ab159244-c732-45c7-b4c9-67b38b43eed5&newsId=5b7d2c52-ea7b-4f73-abea-2245019cf62b |website=Region of Waterloo |accessdate=29 October 2020 |language=en |date=13 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="NewHamJackAward">{{cite news |title=Four Region of Waterloo leaders honoured with Jack Young Civic Awards |url=https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news-story/7998485-four-region-of-waterloo-leaders-honoured-with-jack-young-civic-awards/ |accessdate=29 October 2020 |work=NewHamburgIndependent.ca |date=14 December 2017 |language=en-CA}}</ref> |
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Jane Brewer | |
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| Mayor of Cambridge, Ontario | |
| In office 1988–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Claudette Millar |
| Succeeded by | Doug Craig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1924 |
| Died | August 22, 2017 (aged 93) |
| Resting place | Parklawn Cemetery 43.4091500, -80.3733910 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Jane Brewer (1924-2017) was a Canadian politician and a former mayor of the city of Cambridge, Ontario. Brewer was born April 15, 1924 to Jack and Clara Davison.[1] Her political career began in 1978 when she was elected a ward alderman.[2] She went on to serve as the mayor of Cambridge from 1988 to 2000.[3][4] Her political career spanned 36 years during which time she also served as a Region of Waterloo councilor.[5][1] In addition to political endeavors Brewer was an active member of the Lutheran Church, serving as the director of the Canadian section of the Lutheran Church of America and as vice-president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's Eastern Synod.[6]
Brewer retired in 2014 due to health issues.[4][2] The same year she was awarded a life time achievement award by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.[3][4] Brewer died August 22, 2017.[1] She was buried at Parklawn Cemetery in Cambridge.[7] In 2017 Ken Seiling, then Regional Chair of the Region of Waterloo, posthumously awarded Brewer the Jack Young Civic Award in recognition of her extensive involvement with regional politics.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c "Jane Brewer Obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b Vivian, Richard (25 September 2014). "Longtime Cambridge politician Jane Brewer bows out of Waterloo Region council race". BramptonGuardian.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Condolences on the passing of former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer". City of Cambridge. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer passes away". Kitchener. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Haga, Adam (22 August 2017). "Former Cambridge Mayor Jane Brewer has died". www.570news.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Mercer (22 August 2017). "'She was the steady hand:' Jane Brewer dead at 93". The Record.
- ^ "Jane Isabel Davison Brewer (1924-2017)". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Jack Young Civic Award presentation". Region of Waterloo. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Four Region of Waterloo leaders honoured with Jack Young Civic Awards". NewHamburgIndependent.ca. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.