Bob Lockhart

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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| name = Bob Lockhart

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| birth_date = 1931

| birth_place = Pictou, Nova Scotia

| birth_name = Arthur Robert William Lockhart

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|18|1931}}

| death_place = Fredericton, New Brunswick

| order1 = 68th

| office1 = Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick

| term_start1 = 1971

| term_end1 = 1974

| predecessor1 = James E. Calvin

| successor1 = Edis A. Flewwelling

| order2 = 71st

| office2 = Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick

| term_start2 = 1980

| term_end2 = 1983

| predecessor2 = Samuel Davis

| successor2 = Elsie Wayne

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Arthur Robert "Bob" William Lockhart (1931 – June 18, 2023) was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick from 1971 to 1974 and again from 1980 to 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/unb-group-in-race-to-save-history-1.554904|title=UNB group in race to save history|publisher=CBC News|date=April 18, 2005|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}.

Lockhart was born in 1931, in Pictou, Nova Scotia.{{cite web |title=Obituary of Arthur Robert "Bob" William Lockhart |url=https://mcadamsfh.com/tribute/details/1392/Arthur-Robert-Bob-Lockhart/obituary.html |website=mcadamsfh.com |publisher=McAdam's Funeral Home & Crematorium |access-date=24 March 2024}} Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Lockhart worked in media as a reporter, manager, and proprietor of radio stations in the Saint John area, including CFBC and CFBC-FM.[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cab-announces-2007-broadcast-hall-of-fame-inductees/1000217071/?&er=NA "CAB Announces 2007 Broadcast Hall of Fame Inductees"]. Broadcaster, October 1, 2007. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085609/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cab-announces-2007-broadcast-hall-of-fame-inductees/1000217071/?&er=NA# |date=2015-05-18 }}{{cite web|url=https://cartt.ca/article/cab-2007-hall-fame-inductees|title=CAB 2007 Hall of Fame inductees|publisher=CARTT|date=October 9, 2007|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He also served as a director of Broadcast News,"Broadcast News to improve its TV and French services". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 1982. and as a regional director of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.

Lockhart received the Lions Club International Medal of Merit in 1969, as well as the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal for serving in Cyprus. In 2007, Lockhart was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Robert (Bob) Lockhart (1931-) – The History of Canadian Broadcasting |url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/lockhart-robert-bob/ |access-date=24 March 2024 |language=en-CA}}

Lockhart died on June 18, 2023 in Fredericton.