About Thomas Neelands
Lived 1862 – 1944 (aged 82). Thomas Neelands was a Canadian politician.
Thomas Fletcher Neelands (8 March 1862 – 2 December 1944) was the ninth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1902 to 1903.
Biography Thomas Fletcher Neelands was born in 1862 in Carleton County, Ontario. He had a brother (George A. Neelands) and a sister.
He moved to Vancouver in 1886 after the city was founded.
Career Neelands served as alderman for four years. He was elected Mayor of Vancouver in 1902 and 1903, serving two terms.
Personal life Neelands died on 2 December 1944 at the age of 83. His funeral was held four days later and he was buried in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows plot at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Canadian mayor (1862-1944)
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Thomas Neelands was born on 8 March 1862.
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Thomas Neelands died on 2 December 1944.
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Thomas Neelands was a politician.
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