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Box, Gilbert D. Mayor of Brandon (1977-1978) Died 13th July 1981
7/13/2010 at 8:02 AM
Mr. Box was born in 1912 at Belmont Mb. the son of the local undertaker, who retired after the Flu pandemic of 1919.
He spent his youth in Pierson Manitoba.
He managed six Hardware stores, and was employed in that business for twenty-six years.
He was the business Manager for the Brandon Clinic at 620 Dennis Street Brandon for sixteen years.
He served as Alderman on the Brandon city council from 1959 to 1969, and on the Board of Police Commissioners for thirteen years.
He was elected Mayor of Brandon in 1977, but resigned in Mid November 1978 after only completing 13 months of a three-year term due to ill health.
He Died on 13th July 1981 in Killarney MB, and is buried in the Brandon Cemetery.
Source: The Manitoba Historical Society.