George H. Nelms
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George H. Nelms was mayor of Ottawa
from 1957 to 1960. He was an optician
by profession. Nelms was born in Thame
, Oxfordshire
, England in 1905 and came to Canada
in 1912. He had one son, Larry.
During his term as Mayor, he would welcome Queen Elizabeth
and her husband Prince Philip
to the city in 1957, a visit which included a ceremony to commence construction of the Queensway
superhighway project. In 1958, Nelms saw the opening of a new city hall facility on Green Island
. He was also chair of the Ottawa Transportation Commission
under whose watch electric streetcar transit service was replaced with buses.
Nelms died in Ottawa at Grace Hospital aged 94.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
from 1957 to 1960. He was an optician
Optician
An optician is a person who is trained to fill prescriptions for eye correction in the field of medicine, also known as a dispensing optician or optician, dispensing...
by profession. Nelms was born in Thame
Thame
Thame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England in 1905 and came to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1912. He had one son, Larry.
During his term as Mayor, he would welcome Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
and her husband Prince Philip
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
to the city in 1957, a visit which included a ceremony to commence construction of the Queensway
Queensway (Ottawa)
The Queensway is a major controlled-access freeway running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from Kanata in the west to Orleans in the east. It is the primary east-west transportation artery in the Ottawa-Gatineau area....
superhighway project. In 1958, Nelms saw the opening of a new city hall facility on Green Island
Green Island (Rideau River)
Green Island in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is an island at the end of the Rideau River, at the Rideau Falls at the confluence with the Ottawa River. It is situated in the neighbourhood of New Edinburgh....
. He was also chair of the Ottawa Transportation Commission
Ottawa Transportation Commission
Ottawa Transportation Commission was the public transit operator for the city of Ottawa from 1948 until the creation of OC Transpo in 1973.OTC took over streetcar operations from the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, but they were gradually abandoned for trolley bus and bus operations...
under whose watch electric streetcar transit service was replaced with buses.
Nelms died in Ottawa at Grace Hospital aged 94.
External links
- Nelms Family in Canada (George Nelms family trace), accessed 12 August 2006