Tony Roman studied agricultural science and was a businessman before entering politics.
12 Facts About Tony Roman
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Tony Roman served as the Township Councillor, Mayor of the Town of Markham, Ontario from 1970 to 1984, Chair of the Regional Municipality of York in 1984.
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Tony Roman was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party candidate in York Centre in the 1975 Ontario general election, placing second behind Liberal Alfred Stong.
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In 1984 Tony Roman was elected as an independent Member of Parliament for the riding of York North from 1984 to 1988.
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Tony Roman won the 1984 election in York North largely because of the controversial views of Progressive Conservative MP John Gamble.
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Tony Roman used the PC blue and Liberal red on his signs, and drew supporters from both parties.
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Tony Roman was one of the very few MPs in recent decades to be elected as an independent candidate in the House of Commons of Canada.
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Tony Roman did not seek re-election to the House of Commons in 1988 but instead endorsed Micheal O'Brien as the Progressive Conservative Candidate.
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Micheal O'Brien was one of the community leaders who had convinced Tony Roman to run as a "Coalition" independent in 1984.
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Tony Roman was returned as mayor of Markham, defeating Carole Bell, who had succeeded Tony Roman as mayor upon his appointment as York chairman in 1984.
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Tony Roman was easily re-elected in the 1991 municipal elections.
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Tony Roman was instrumental in the design and construction of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, a large Slovak Byzantine church built on open land in northwestern Markham.