Saul Laskin
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Saul Laskin (born 1918) is a retired Canadian politician.
Born in Fort William, Ontario, the younger brother of jurist Bora Laskin, he served as the first Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, from its creation in 1970, until 1972. He was previously mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario from 1962 to 1969. Laskin was the first and only Jewish mayor elected at the Lakehead.
In 1963, he ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal in the riding of Port Arthur, losing to the New Democratic Party candidate, Douglas Fisher.
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[edit] See also
- For mayors of Fort William, Ontario and Port Arthur, Ontario see List of mayors of Thunder Bay, Ontario
| Preceded by Position came to be in 1970 |
Mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario 1970 - 1972 |
Succeeded by Walter Assef |
