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Hazel McCallion

1921 - 2023

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Hazel Mary Muriel McCallion (née Journeaux; February 14, 1921 – January 29, 2023) was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth mayor of Mississauga. First elected in November 1978, McCallion was mayor for 36 years until her retirement in 2014, making her the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. She was a successful candidate in twelve municipal elections, having been acclaimed twice and re-elected ten times. She was nicknamed "Hurricane Hazel" for her outspoken political style with reference to the hurricane of 1954, which had a considerable impact. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hazel McCallion is the 17,698th most popular politician (up from 18,130th in 2019), the 762nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 842nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among politicians, Hazel McCallion ranks 17,698 out of 19,576. Before her are An Kum-ae, Carme Chacón, Erwin Sellering, Happy Chandler, Lourdes Flores, and William Blount. After her are Hamza Abdi Barre, Violeta Bermúdez, Jim Justice, Leo Varadkar, Samuel D. Ingham, and Shirley Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Hazel McCallion ranks 451. Before her are Sahir Ludhianvi, Joan Greenwood, Marie Maynard Daly, Vivian Blaine, Juanita M. Kreps, and Monty Hall. After her are Tom Kilburn, Harold Camping, Ted Ditchburn, Henry Cockburn, Brian Moore, and Peggy Rea. Among people deceased in 2023, Hazel McCallion ranks 535. Before her are Vani Jairam, Gary Wright, Dick Butkus, Norman Lear, Paweł Huelle, and David Singmaster. After her are Jamuna, Terry Dischinger, James Abourezk, Barbara Bosson, Barrett Strong, and Valentin Yudashkin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Hazel McCallion ranks 762 out of 1,622. Before her are William Edmond Logan (1798), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Wendy Freedman (1957), Jay Baruchel (1982), Christophe Beck (1972), and Sarah Gadon (1987). After her are Jason Reitman (1977), Sylvia Fedoruk (1927), Cory Doctorow (1971), Keegan Connor Tracy (1971), Kate McGarrigle (1946), and Emily Murphy (1868).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Hazel McCallion ranks 71. Before her are Ted Lindsay (1925), Jennifer Granholm (1959), Jean Charest (1958), Gilles Duceppe (1947), Beattie Ramsay (1895), and S. I. Hayakawa (1906). After her are Joseph Albert Sullivan (1901), Nellie McClung (1873), Rob Ford (1969), Edward Schreyer (1935), Jayna Hefford (1977), and Mélanie Joly (1979).

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