Person in history

Rob Ford

Rob Ford, Canadian businessman and politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (born 1969)

Life at a glance

Died: 2016 · March 22

Their story

Who they were

Robert Bruce Ford was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor; first being elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 municipal election, before being re-elected to his council seat twice.

Early life

Early life Ford was born in Etobicoke , Ontario , in 1969, the youngest of the four children ( Doug , Kathy, Randy, and Rob) of Douglas Bruce Ford and Ruth Diane ( née Campbell). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His paternal grandparents were English immigrants. [ 3 ] His father, along with Ted Herriott, was co-founder of Deco Labels and Tags , [ 4 ] which makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products at an estimated CA$100 million in annual sales, [ 5 ]

Why this date

Rob Ford appears on our March 22 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.

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Questions about Rob Ford

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March 22 2016.

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