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Place of Birth: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
About John W. Morgan
- John W.
- Morgan, (born May 7, 1964), is a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman.
- He was the mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia from 2000 to 2012. Morgan is a graduate of the University College of Cape Breton and St.
- Francis Xavier University, where he received a bachelor of science degree, majoring in chemistry and minoring in mathematics.
- He attended Dalhousie University, where he obtained a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor's degree in law under the combined MBA/LLB degree program, graduating in 1990. First elected in October 2000, Morgan has since been re-elected twice (in 2004 and 2008) with over 80% of the votes cast.Morgan filed a lawsuit on behalf of CBRM against the Government of Nova Scotia alleging unequal per capita provincial funding for his municipality.
- Morgan had applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to reject the Boundary Review citing the citizenry want a downsized municipal council.
- The eventual decision was that the Boundary Review was flawed and will need to be re-done by 2010. On August 17, 2012, Morgan released a statement announcing that he would not reoffer in the 2012 municipal election.
- He was succeeded as mayor by Cecil Clarke.
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