Daurene Lewis

Daurene Lewis
Mayor of Annapolis Royal
In office
1984–1988
Personal details
Born
Daurene Elaine Lewis

(1943-09-09)September 9, 1943
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
DiedJanuary 26, 2013(2013-01-26) (aged 69)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

Daurene Elaine Lewis, CM (September 9, 1943 – January 26, 2013), was a Canadian politician and educator. She was the first Black female mayor in Canada.

Early life and education

Born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia in 1943, Lewis was a descendant of freed Loyalist African Americans who settled in Annapolis Royal in 1783.[1] She was a descendant of Rose Fortune, a Virginian who became the first female police officer in North America.[2]

Trained as a registered nurse, Lewis held a diploma in teaching in schools of nursing from Dalhousie University, a Master of Business Administration from Saint Mary's University, and in 1993 was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Mount Saint Vincent University.[3]

Political career

Lewis first formal political involvement was in 1979, running for town council in Annapolis Royal.[4] Her issues included increasing awareness of the area's history, and attempts at community revitalization. She was appointed as deputy mayor in 1982 [5] working alongside Mayor George Richardson.

In 1984, Lewis was elected mayor of Annapolis Royal, making her the first female black mayor in Canada.[6]

Lewis attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1988 election, making an unsuccessful bid to represent Annapolis West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Liberal Party.[7] She was the first black woman in Nova Scotia to run in a provincial election.[8]

After politics

Lewis was the former executive director of the Centre for Women in Business at Mount Saint Vincent University. She was principal of both the Institute of Technology and Akerley Campuses of the Nova Scotia Community College.[9] In 2001 she became the first African Canadian senior administrator in the history of the college. She completed an extended terms on the board of directors of Canada Post[10] and the Governor General's Order of Canada Advisory Council.[11] She was on the executive of the Vanier Institute of the Family[12] and the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts. She was a member of the International Women's Foundation.

She died in a Halifax hospital in 2013.[13]

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

In 1994 Lewis was added to the Black Cultural Centre Wall of Honour. In 1995, she was recipient of the United Nations Global Citizenship Award.[14] In 1998 she received the Progress Club of Halifax Woman of Excellence award for Public Affairs and Communication.[15] In 2002, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada[16] and received the YWCA volunteer award. She received both the Queen's Jubilee Medal[17] and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[18]

In 2018, the Annapolis Royal town hall plaza was named after Lewis in a ceremony in which a bronze bust by sculptor Ruth Abernethy was unveiled.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daurene Elaine Lewis Obituary - Halifax, NS". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Rose Fortune | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ^ "Daurene Lewis (1943 - 2013) - Dancing Backwards". www.dancingbackwards.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  4. ^ "Our History & Heritage – African Nova Scotian Leaders | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education". ccrce.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. ^ Lawlor, Allison (February 12, 2013). "She was Canada's first black female mayor", The Globe and Mail, p. S8.
  6. ^ "Canada's 1st black female mayor honoured in Annapolis Royal | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  7. ^ "Voting results from election in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. Sep 7, 1988.
  8. ^ "Dr. Daurene Elaine Lewis Becomes the First Black Mayor in Nova Scotia and the First Black Female Mayor in North America". Operation Black Vote Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  9. ^ "Former Vanier Institute Director Daurene Lewis honoured in Annapolis Royal, NS". Vanier Institute. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Canada, Employment and Social Development (2005-10-31). "Dr. Daurene Lewis named to the Board of Directors of Canada Post Corporation". gcnws. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  11. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2006-02-03). "Governor General announces new appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  12. ^ Vanier Institute of the Family (September 12, 2018). "Former Vanier Institute Director Daurene Lewis honoured in Annapolis Royal, NS". The Vanier Institute of the Family / L’Institut Vanier de la famille. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  13. ^ "Respected trailblazer Daurene Lewis dies". The Chronicle Herald, January 27, 2013.
  14. ^ Powell, Lawrence. "A Renaissance Woman - Celebrating Daurene Lewis, first female, black mayor with sculpture, dedication, words of tribute | Cape Breton Post". www.capebretonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  15. ^ "2018 Commissioned Sculpture of Daurene Lewis by Canadian Sculptor Ruth Abernethy". www.ruthabernethy.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  16. ^ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. "Ms. Daurene E. Lewis". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  17. ^ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. "Ms. Daurene E. Lewis". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  18. ^ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. "Daurene E. Lewis". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  19. ^ "Canada's 1st black female mayor honoured in Annapolis Royal | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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