Thomas Neelands

Thomas Fletcher Neelands was the ninth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1902 to 1903.

Biography

Thomas Fletcher Neelands was born in 1862 in Carleton [County, Ontario]. He had a brother and a sister.
He moved to Vancouver in 1886 after the city was founded.

Career

Neelands served as alderman for four years. He was elected Mayor of Vancouver in 1902 and 1903, serving two terms.

Personal life

Neelands died on 2 December 1944 at the age of 83. His funeral was held four days later and he was buried in the Independent Order of [Odd Fellows] plot at Mountain [View Cemetery (Vancouver)|Mountain View Cemetery].