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Robert A. Hastey




He was born in Bytown in 1847. He worked in the Stagecoach business for a number of years. Hastey served on city council as an alderman for twelve years and served as mayor for about a month after mayor James A. Ellis resigned to take a job with the city.

He died in Ottawa in 1930 and was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery .

Hastey Street in the Sandy Hill area of the city was named after him.


REFERENCES

  • ''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington (ISBN 1-897113-17-X)