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William Beaton (Bill) (1896-1956) was Mayor of Sudbury, Ontario for eleven consecutive years from 1941-1952. Before moving to Sudbury, Beaton had worked for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (TN&O) and the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in North Bay, Ontario. In 1921 he was transferred to Sudbury as Assistant Chief Clerk. By 1927, he resigned from the railway and remained in Sudbury, where he was self-employed in the insurance business. Beaton, an influential figure in sports in Northeastern Ontario, was active in swimming and canoeing, and he coached or managed hockey and baseball teams. He won the senior tandem paddling race with G.G. McCubbin at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1926. They defeated olympic paddlers, and set a new record for the course. Beaton and his wife Isla won nine consecutive mixed tandem canoe races in Northern Ontario. They competed until 1936. The Beaton Classic, an annual sports marathon in the city, is named in his honour. Bill Beaton passed away on April 1, 1956