Vince Agro

Vince Agro was acting mayor of Hamilton, in the Canadian province of Ontario from 1976 to 1977.[1] He assumed the position after Victor Copps had a heart attack. He ran for a full term as mayor in 1976, but was defeated by fellow alderman Jack MacDonald. He served as alderman for Ward Two from 1970 until 1976, and again from 1978 until 1997.[1][2]

In 2012, Agro published his first novel, The Good Doctor.[3] It was finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Reader’s Choice contest.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 McNeil, Mark (1997) "Voters clean house, boot out incumbents: Horwath, Corsini sweep into office", The Hamilton Spectator, November 11, 1997, "25 years in the job"
  2. ↑ McNeil, Mark (1997) "Ward 2: Problems in the city's heart", The Hamilton Spectator, November 7, 1997
  3. ↑ Mahoney, Jeff (2012) "Books: Ex-mayor’s novel tells a story from Hamilton’s past", The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 20, 2012 (http://www.therecord.com/whatson/books/article/658405--books-ex-mayor-s-novel-tells-a-story-from-hamilton-s-past)
  4. ↑ Karpenchuk, Alexsis (2012) "Hamilton author could be people's choice for Giller Prize", CBC News, August 30, 2012 (http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2012/08/30/hamilton-vince-agro-giller.html)


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