Terry Cavanagh
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Terence (Terry) James Cavanagh (born July 19, 1926) is a Canadian politician and former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta.
Born in Edmonton, he was first elected to Edmonton City Council in 1971, and served until 1975 when he was elected mayor by Council after the death of Mayor William Hawrelak.
Cavanagh was mayor from 1975 until 1977, then served again as a councillor from 1983 to 1988. He served a second term as mayor from 1988 until 1989 when Laurence Decore resigned to lead the Alberta Liberal Party (again, elected by Council), and in 1992 he was once again elected councillor. He currently represents Ward 6.
He was the first native-born mayor of Edmonton.
| Preceded by William Hawrelak |
Mayor of Edmonton 1975-1977 |
Succeeded by Cecil John Harry Purves |
| Preceded by Laurence G. Decore |
Mayor of Edmonton 1988-1989 |
Succeeded by Janice Rhea Reimer |
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