Thomas Neelands
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Thomas Fletcher Neelands (8 March 1862 – 2 December 1944) 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 (George A. Neelands) and a sister.<ref name="SunObit">Template:Cite news</ref>
He moved to Vancouver in 1886 after the city was founded.<ref name="SunObit"/>
Career
Neelands served as alderman for four years.<ref name="SunObit"/> He was elected Mayor of Vancouver in 1902 and 1903, serving two terms.<ref name="SunObit"/>
Personal life
Neelands died on 2 December 1944 at the age of 83.<ref name="SunObit"/> His funeral was held four days later and he was buried in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows plot at Mountain View Cemetery.<ref name="SunObit"/>