Herbert S. Sears

Herbert Sydney Sears (1907 – December 23, 1993) was a British-born politician in Saskatchewan, Canada. He served as mayor of Saskatoon from 1972 to 1976.

Early life Sears was born in Bromley in 1907. His father emigrated to Saskatoon in 1910 where he ran a fish and chip shop, but at the start of the First World War he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force. On December 25, 1917, Sears and his mother reached Saskatoon where they were later reunited with his father.

After completing his schooling, Sears began working at a bakery. There he became a member of a union, beginning a long-term commitment to the labour movement in Saskatoon. Sears was employed with Federated Co-op from 1944 until his retirement in 1967; he became regional warehouse manager in 1949. He also served as the second president of the Saskatoon board of the Canadian Congress of Labour.