28th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Hockey Hall of Fame Builder. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1951 to 1958. He had previously served as the Mayor of New Westminster, British Columbia, from 1933 to 1942. Although not a resident of Vancouver at the time of the Mayoral race, he was elected as the Mayor of Vancouver anyways. Born Frederick John Hume in Sapperton, British Columbia (some sources say New Westminster, British Columbia), he was also a noted sportsman. He was the owner of the Vancouver Canucks Western Hockey League (or WHL) team and was instrumental in the National Hockey League expansion to Vancouver. He was well-known for his love of sports and much of the growth of the amateur and professional hockey in Vancouver is credited to him. He was considered a fine sportsman and a leader and he used his contacts to help get the city of Vancouver on the map. He was also a noted lacrosse player and he helped form the New Westminster Salmonbellies lacrosse team to compete against other teams across eastern Canada. He later founded the Western Hockey League and formed and was the owner of the New Westminster Royals hockey team. Unfortunately, after nine years in the league, the team never won a championship game and he was forced to sell the players to Portland and the franchise eventually folded so that he could recoup his losses. After he ran for the Mayor of Vancouver in 1950 and won the election the following year he continued his involvement in sports. He became more involved in that particular area and helped make Vancouver great as a sporting haven. One of his great successes as mayor was being able to bring the British Commonwealth Games to the city in 1954. The games which were officially opened by the Earl Alexander of Tunis began on July 30, 1954, and officially closed on August 7, 1954, by the Duke of Edinburgh brought new light to the city of Vancouver. In 1955, he brought the first Grey Cup football game to the city. He also founded the Mounties minor pro baseball franchise in 1956. He eventually retired from politics after his time in office as mayor in 1958. One of his last big sports efforts was helping to pay for the new Pacific Coliseum Arena that was being built in Vancouver out of his own pocket. He continued his interest in sports until the day he died. The Fred J. Hume Award for his tireless devotion to the Vancouver Canucks was named in his honor. For his contributions to sports, he was inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1965, and the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. He passed away from the effects of Parkinson's Disease at the age of 74.