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Marion Dewar was born on 17 February, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a Canadian politician. Discover Marion Dewar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Occupation miscellaneous
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 17 February 1928
Birthday 17 February
Birthplace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of death 15 September, 2008
Died Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Who Is Marion Dewar's Husband?

Her husband is Ken Dewar (m. 1951-2003)

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Children 5

Marion Dewar Net Worth

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Source of Income Miscellaneous

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1928

Marion Hilda Dewar, (February 17, 1928 – September 15, 2008) was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1987 to 1988.

Dewar was born Marion Bell in 1928 in Montreal, the daughter of Agnes and Wilson Bell.

She was raised in the town of Buckingham, Quebec, just outside Ottawa.

1949

She graduated from Saint Joseph's School of Nursing in Kingston, Ontario, in 1949 and was a nurse in the Ottawa region until 1952.

1951

She married civil servant Ken Dewar in 1951 and went into public health with the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1963

A devoted Roman Catholic, she would have 5 children, the last in 1963.

1969

She later studied nursing science and public health at the University of Ottawa, and was a public health nurse from 1969 to 1971.

1972

Dewar became an Ottawa alderman for Britannia Ward in 1972 and was elected Deputy Mayor in 1974, a position she held until 1978.

1977

In 1977, she ran unsuccessfully for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the provincial election in the riding of Ottawa West.

1978

She was elected mayor in 1978.

Marion Dewar served as Mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985, during which she strongly advocated for gay rights.

In 1978, six months into her term, she convened a convention on the issue of homosexuality.

1979

In 1979, she led Project 4000, in which Ottawa residents sponsored 4,000 Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian refugees.

Ottawa today still has a large Vietnamese community.

1982

In 1982, Mayor Marion Dewar participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ottawa's first feminist bookstore, the Ottawa Women's Bookstore, signifying a period of growth in the women's lesbian and gay community and underscoring her commitment to addressing and promoting LGBT rights within the community.

1985

She appeared in the 1985 documentary Speaking Our Peace.

From 1985 to 1987, Dewar was president of the federal NDP, succeeding Tony Penikett.

1987

She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1987 by-election in the riding of Hamilton Mountain, replacing NDP incumbent Ian Deans.

She had been invited to the riding in the hopes that, as a star candidate, she would keep the riding in NDP hands, but she faced strong competition for the nomination from future MP David Christopherson.

1988

She was defeated in the 1988 general election, losing to Liberal Beth Phinney by only 73 votes.

Continuing to play a prominent role in the NDP, she was one of the leading backers of Audrey McLaughlin's leadership bid.

1993

In the 1993 election Dewar attempted to return to Parliament for the riding of Ottawa Centre, but lost to Liberal incumbent Mac Harb in an election in which the NDP fared poorly across the country.

She also served as the chair of the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board, which oversaw the merger of the Ottawa, Nepean, and Gloucester police forces into a unified organization.

1995

However, in December 1995, she and the three other provincially appointed members of the board were fired in mid-term by the new provincial government of Mike Harris who disagreed with their political views.

The three Ottawa City Council appointees were not dismissed.

Dewar and a fellow board member, Judy Hunter, sued the government for unfair dismissal.

In a precedent-setting case the court ruled in their favour, and they won again on appeal.

In 1995 she became chair of Oxfam Canada.

2002

In 2002, Dewar was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.

2005

In 2005, she appeared on the Vietnamese diaspora music variety show Paris By Night 77 as part of a show commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

She was interviewed and given a plaque for her support for Vietnamese refugees.

Dewar was a peace activist and campaigner for nuclear disarmament, and, for example, picketed the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa after the invasion of Grenada.

2006

She remained politically active throughout, supporting the political career of her son Paul Dewar, who was elected to Parliament in the 2006 federal election, winning the Ottawa Centre riding for the NDP.

She also supported Alex Munter in his unsuccessful mayoral candidacy later the same year (2006).

In addition to her political activities, Dewar did voluntary work for many community organisations, including the Ottawa Women's Credit Union.

2008

On Friday afternoon September 12, 2008, Dewar was rushed to a Toronto hospital after suffering a serious fall and subsequent brain hemorrhage.

She was in Toronto attending the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.

Her son Paul Dewar interrupted his 2008 re-election bid to travel and be by her side with other family members, but on September 15 Marion Dewar died.

On that day the City of Ottawa lowered civic flags outside Ottawa City Hall in her memory.

She would return to Ottawa City Hall for the last time to lie in state in the Jean Pigott Hall until her funeral service on September 19.