John Millson is a Canadian politician and businessman. He served as mayor of Windsor, Ontario, from 1988 to 1991, later becoming president of the Windsor Raceway. In 2009 he co-founded Great Lakes Energy Limited.
John Millson | |
|---|---|
| 31st Mayor of Windsor | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Preceded by | David Burr |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hurst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)[1] |
Biography
editMillson attended J.L. Forster Secondary School, where he joined the school band. He later recalled that the band teacher, Ernie Gerenda, had given him and the other band members tough love, at times being a bully, and at times playing practical jokes.[2] Millson later attended the University of Windsor.[3]
Millson ran successfully for alderman of Windsor's Ward 2 in 1982.[4] He later defeated incumbent Ted Bounsall by a margin of 2,764 votes.[4] Millson was elected as mayor of Windsor in 1988 with a total of 31,303 votes, taking office in November.[4] He did not run for reelection in 1991 in order to spend more time with his family.[5]
Millson later worked as president of Windsor Raceway, earning CAD 300,000 per annum in 1998. He stepped down in 2006.[6]
Millson teamed up with president of Southwestern Manufacturing Vince Schiller and VP Mike Mitchell to found Great Lakes Energy, which builds and owns solar installations across Ontario, in 2009. [7] He is currently its president.[3] He was suggested as a candidate for the 2010 election, but said he was too busy.[8]
In 2011, Millson was suggested as a possible replacement for Windsor West Member of Provincial Parliament Sandra Pupatello. Although Millson did not confirm that he would be running, he said he was "flattered" that people thought he would be a good candidate.[9] It has been rumoured that Pupatello would be backing him.[10]
On September 4, 2014, Millson announced he would be a candidate for Mayor of Windsor in the municipal election held on October 27, 2014.[11] He lost to Drew Dilkens.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Former mayor John Millson enters Windsor's leadership race". windsorstar.com.
- ^ Shaw 2011-04-30, Redcoats.
- ^ a b WE Tech, John Millson.
- ^ a b c City of Windsor, Election results.
- ^ "Home | Windsor Star". blogs.windsorstar.com.
- ^ Windsor Star 2006-11-02, Millson says.
- ^ van Wageningen 2010-06-14, Leap of faith.
- ^ Cross 2010-04-22, Question mark.
- ^ Cross 2011-06-11, The race.
- ^ Vander Doelen 2011-06-14, Windsor West.
- ^ "Home | Windsor Star". blogs.windsorstar.com.
- ^ "Drew Dilkens elected as next mayor of Windsor". Retrieved 12 February 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Cross, Brian (11 June 2011). "The race to replace Pupatello is on". Windsor Star. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "Millson says he caved in to 'big boys'". Windsor Star. 2 November 2006. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- Shaw, Ted (30 April 2011). "Redcoats: Time of their lives: Forster band travelled the world". Windsor Star. Retrieved 21 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- Shoalts, David (13 November 1991). "McCallion an easy winner again". Globe and Mail. p. A7.
- "Election results". City of Windsor. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "John Millson". WE Tech Alliance. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- Vander Doelen, Chris (14 June 2011). "Windsor West race is on". Windsor Star. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- van Wageningen, Ellen (14 June 2010). "Leap of faith in purchasing equipment will soon pay off". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- Cross, Brian (22 April 2010). "Question mark hangs over mayor's race". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- "More damages granted to Doug Lawson". Windsor Star. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.