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The Mayor, with three beautiful girls.
The Mayor, with three beautiful girls.
Photo: Albert Short
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Item #: 26918
My brother- in- law, Councillor John Harte. J.P., Mayor of Wigan, May,1971 to May, 1972.

Comment by: John G on 26th October 2015 at 23:12

Your brother in law Albert took his civic duties serious you can see that on his face. I would have loved to see his wife's face when she saw it.

Comment by: Stuart Naylor on 27th October 2015 at 00:32

That Mayor looks like Dick Emery .....

Comment by: G .W. on 27th October 2015 at 05:14

He obviously made the most of his year in power.

Comment by: Pete Schofield on 27th October 2015 at 13:06

I remember John Harte very well. He used to work in the old Electric (Norweb)showrooms that were situated in Standishgate just before Dicconson Street.

Comment by: Albert on 27th October 2015 at 15:57

That is correct Pete. Before that he was a fitter at Leyland Motors, During the war he served in the R.A.F. His wife Jenny, my sister in law, lives four doors away from me now, in Blackpool. John passed away, about thirteen years ago, may he R.I. P.

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