Thomas Neelands

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.^[1]

He moved to Vancouver in 1886 after the city was founded.^[1]

Neelands served as alderman for four years.^[1] He was elected Mayor of Vancouver in 1902 and 1903, serving two terms.^[1]

Neelands died on 2 December 1944 at the age of 83.^[1] His funeral was held four days later and he was buried in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows plot at Mountain View Cemetery.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "F. T. Neelands, Once Mayor, Dies at 83". The Vancouver Sun. 5 December 1944. p. 10. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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