Daurene Lewis
Annapolis Royal Town Hall, Saint George Street, Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada

Daurene Lewis was the first black female mayor in Canada. She was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1943. She was a descendant of a freed Loyalist African American who settled in Annapolis Royal in 1783. In 1984, Lewis was elected mayor of Annapolis Royal. She was the first Black mayor in Canada.