1972 Brantford municipal election

September 2023 The 1972 Brantford municipal election was held on December 4, 1972, to elect a mayor, councillors, school trustees, and public utility commissioners in the city of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Charles Bowen was elected to his first term as mayor. Results John Robert (Jack) Arnold (died August 13, 2010) was born in Brantford, served in the Canadian Navy during his youth (including a stint in Halifax, Nova Scotia during World War II), and later returned to Brantford to become a businessman in the city.Heather Ibbotson, "City man had passion for flying, vintage aircraft," https://web.archive.org/web/20110613150509/http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2725683 2011-06-13 Brantford Expositor, 2010, accessed 12 November 2010. He also became a pilot in the 1960s, worked in aviation history, and restored several vintage planes.Obituary: John Robert (Jack) Arnold, Yourlifemoments.ca, accessed 12 November 2010. He died in 2010, at age eighty-three. Note: Vincent Bucci's city council page indicates that he won the final seat following a recount.Vince Bucci: Ward 2 Councillor https://web.archive.org/web/20101221075833/http://www.brantford.ca/govt/council/members/Pages/VinceBucci.aspx December 21, 2010 , City of Brantford, accessed 17 February 2011. Source: Brantford Expositor, 5 December 1972. References Category:1972 elections in Canada 1972 Category:1972 in Ontario Category:December 1972 in Canada