- Tony Roman
Anthony Roman (born
January 17 ,1936 in Velky Ruskov,Czechoslovakia ; diedOctober 30 ,1992 inMarkham, Ontario ) was a politician inOntario ,Canada . Roman served as the Mayor of the Town ofMarkham, Ontario from 1970 to 1984, Chair of the Regional Municipality of York in 1984, and independentMember of Parliament (MP) for the riding ofYork North from 1984 to 1988.Roman won the 1984 election in York North largely because of the controversial views of Progressive Conservative MP John Gamble.Fact|date=August 2007 The Liberal Party candidate, Aldo Tollis, was not considered to be an acceptable alternative by the voters because he had been accused of hitting his campaign manager's wife during an argument.Fact|date=August 2007
Because the PC and Liberal candidates were unpopular, community leaders asked Roman to stand as a "Coalition Candidate".Fact|date=August 2007 Roman used the PC blue and Liberal red on his signs, and drew supporters from both parties.
He was one of the very few MPs in recent decades to be elected as an independent candidate in the
Canadian House of Commons .Roman did not seek re-election to the House in 1988. Instead, Roman was returned as mayor of Markham, defeating Carole Bell, who had succeeded Roman as mayor upon his appointment as York chairman in 1984. He was easily re-elected in the 1991 municipal elections.
Mr. Roman financed the design and construction of The Cathedral of the Transfiguration, a large Slovak Byzantine church built on open land in northwestern Markham. [http://www.cathedraltown.com/the_cathedral.htm] [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060818.wreal-mays0818/BNStory]
ee also
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List of mayors of Markham, Ontario External links
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Preceded by: Carole Bell Mayor of Markham, Ontario
1988-1992Succeeded by: Frank Scarpitti Persondata
NAME = Roman, Anthony
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = politician
DATE OF BIRTH =January 17 ,1936
PLACE OF BIRTH =Velky Ruskov ,Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH =October 30 ,1992
PLACE OF DEATH =Markham, Ontario
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