Jane Brewer

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jane Brewer

| image =

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| office1 = Mayor of Cambridge, Ontario

| term_start1 = 1988

| term_end1 = 2000

| predecessor1 = Claudette Millar

| successor1 = Doug Craig

| education =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|04|15}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|08|22|1924|04|15}}

| resting_place = Parklawn Cemetery

| resting_place_coordinates = 43.4091500, -80.3733910

| nationality = Canadian

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Jane Brewer (1924-2017) was a Canadian politician and a former mayor of the city of Cambridge, Ontario. Brewer was born April 15, 1924, to Jack and Clara Davison. Her political career began in 1978 when she was elected a ward alderman. She went on to serve as the mayor of Cambridge from 1988 to 2000.{{cite web |title=Condolences on the passing of former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer |url=https://www.cambridge.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=83c8bee0-d7ea-49e8-b20b-09fd40e79682&newsId=ef8a0e6f-1817-45ff-96ab-978d4035fa03# |website=City of Cambridge |access-date=29 October 2020 |language=en |date=22 August 2017}}{{cite news |title=Former Cambridge mayor Jane Brewer passes away |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/former-cambridge-mayor-jane-brewer-passes-away-1.3556748 |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=Kitchener |date=22 August 2017 |language=en}} Her political career spanned 36 years during which time she also served as a Region of Waterloo councillor.{{cite news |last1=Haga |first1=Adam |title=Former Cambridge Mayor Jane Brewer has died |url=https://www.570news.com/2017/08/22/former-cambridge-mayor-jane-brewer-died/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=www.570news.com |date=22 August 2017}} In addition to political endeavors Brewer was an active member of the Lutheran Church, serving as the director of the Canadian section of the Lutheran Church of America and as vice-president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's Eastern Synod.{{cite news |last1=Mercer |title='She was the steady hand:' Jane Brewer dead at 93 |work=The Record |date=22 August 2017}}

Brewer retired in 2014 due to health issues.{{cite news |last1=Vivian |first1=Richard |title=Longtime Cambridge politician Jane Brewer bows out of Waterloo Region council race |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4879326-longtime-cambridge-politician-jane-brewer-bows-out-of-waterloo-region-council-race/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=BramptonGuardian.com |date=25 September 2014 |language=en-CA}} The same year she was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. Brewer died August 22, 2017.{{cite web |title=Jane Brewer Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/cambridge-on/jane-brewer-7533151 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=29 October 2020 |language=en}} She was buried at Parklawn Cemetery in Cambridge.{{cite web |title=Jane Isabel Davison Brewer (1924-2017) |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182638240/jane-isabel-brewer |website=www.findagrave.com |access-date=29 October 2020 |language=en}} In 2017 Ken Seiling, then Regional Chair of the Region of Waterloo, posthumously awarded Brewer the Jack Young Civic Award in recognition of her extensive involvement with regional politics.{{cite web |title=Jack Young Civic Award presentation |url=https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=928b711d-2b23-416c-b47b-b674c929bab6,95abcc5b-2e79-4c15-9386-e36865f55f5a,ab159244-c732-45c7-b4c9-67b38b43eed5&newsId=5b7d2c52-ea7b-4f73-abea-2245019cf62b |website=Region of Waterloo |access-date=29 October 2020 |language=en |date=13 December 2017}}{{cite news |title=Four Region of Waterloo leaders honoured with Jack Young Civic Awards |url=https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news-story/7998485-four-region-of-waterloo-leaders-honoured-with-jack-young-civic-awards/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=NewHamburgIndependent.ca |date=14 December 2017 |language=en-CA}}