births
March 8, 1896
Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (died 1975)
Charlotte Whitton
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and writer.
Mayor of Ottawa
The mayor of Ottawa is head of the executive branch of the Ottawa City Council. The mayor is elected alongside the city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.
March 8
March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.