Des Adam | |
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2nd Mayor of Kanata, Ontario | |
In office 1985–1991 | |
Preceded by | Marianne Wilkinson |
Succeeded by | Merle Nicholds |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth,Ontario,Canada | 9 September 1945
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