About Catherine Seppala
Lived 1907 – 1975 (aged 67–68). Catherine Seppala was a Canadian politician.
Catherine Seppala (1907 – July 4, 1975) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as mayor of Fort William from 1959 to 1960, the first and only female mayor of the city before it became part of Thunder Bay.
In January 1956, as chairman of the city carnival committee, Seppala banned bathing suits from the Fort William carnival queen contest in favour of skating skirts and sweaters.
Seppala was involved in a number of local volunteer organizations, including the Red Cross.
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Catherine Seppala was born in 1907 in Fort William.
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Catherine Seppala died on 4 July 1975 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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