Thomas Russ Deacon

Mayor Thomas Russ Deacon
24th Mayor of Winnipeg
Personal details
Born	(1865-01-03)3 January 1865 Perth, Canada West
Died	30 May 1955(1955-05-30) (aged 90) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse	Lily Dingman (m. 1894)
Profession	Civil engineer

Thomas Russ Deacon (3 January 1865 – 30 May 1955) ^[1] was a Canadian politician, the 24th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1913 and 1914. ^{[2] [3]}

Deacon was born in Perth, Canada West. After working in Northern Ontario lumber camps, he returned to school, eventually graduating in 1891 with a civil engineering degree at the University of Toronto. ^[2] After working on the water systems in North Bay, Ontario and on gold mining in Rat Portage, Deacon moved to Winnipeg in 1902 and by 1906 joined the city's council. ^[4]

He campaigned for mayor on the basis of developing a new source of city water from Shoal Lake in northwestern Ontario. This Greater Winnipeg Water District Aqueduct system was created during Deacon's terms as mayor. ^[5] The Deacon reservoir, built in 1972, was named for Thomas Deacon. ^[6]

References

1. Siamandas, George (5 February 2007). "Thomas Russ Deacon". The Winnipeg Time Machine. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
2. "Thomas Russ Deacon (1865–1955)". Manitoba Historical Society. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
3. "City Government: Mayors, Past and Present". City of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
4. "Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Russ Deacon (1865–1955)". mhs.mb.ca.
5. Wikipedia, Source; Llc, Books (September 2010). Winnipeg City Councillors: Dan Vandal, Russ Wyatt, Thomas Steen, Greg Selinger, Lillian Thomas, Ernie Gilroy, Bernie Wolfe, John Prystanski. General Books LLC. ISBN   978-1-156-67151-1.
6. Winnipeg, City of. "Treatment Plant Background – Water Treatment Program – Water and Waste – City of Winnipeg". winnipeg.ca.