Don Canney
| Don Canney | |
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| Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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In office 1969–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Frank A. Bosh |
| Succeeded by | Larry Serbousek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1930 Iowa City, Iowa |
| Died | March 20, 2011 (aged 80) Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria O. Frau |
| Profession | Engineer |
Donald J. "Don" Canney (October 8, 1930 – March 20, 2011) was an American politician and civil engineer who served as the Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for twenty-two years from 1969 to 1992. Canney is Cedar Rapids' longest serving mayor to date.
Canney was born on October 8, 1930, to John and Alice Mickle Canney in Iowa City, Iowa. He served as an underwater demolitions expert within the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Iowa. Canney married Gloria Frau on August 20, 1955, and remained together until her death in 2010.
Canney served as the Cedar Rapids streets commissioner for more than six years before becoming Mayor of Cedar Rapids in 1969. Canney is credited with spearheading much of modern Cedar Rapids' infrastructure and civic development. Projects credited to Canney include the U.S. Cellular Center, which opened in 1979 as the Five Seasons Center, the expansion of The Eastern Iowa Airport, the Edgewood Road Bridge and the 5-in-1 dam.
Canney resigned from office in 1992 after more than 22 years as mayor when he was 61 years old. he took a position with PMX Industries Inc., a South Korea firm which had opened a facility in Cedar Rapids, where he worked for three years before his retirement. In addition to his career in engineering and politics, Canney also created his own brand of fish fillet knives, called "Canney’s Leech Lake filet knife." The knives were named for a lake in which he fished during the summer.
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