Profiles of Rexton Mayors

From November 9, 1966 to December 31, 2022, Rexton had eight mayors.

Lowell C. Cail (1966 - 1969)

As the first mayor of Rexton, Lowell Cail served as mayor for 3 years. He operated a service station in Rexton for many years.

Malcolm G. Hannay (1969 - 1972)

Rexton's second mayor was a councillor for 3 years before becoming mayor in 1969. Malcolm Hannay served as mayor for 3 years until his passing in 1972. He was also the president of Hannay’s Limited.

Conrad LeBlanc (1973 - 1993)

Before becoming Rexton's longest serving mayor, Conrad LeBlanc was a councillor for 6 years. He was a mechanic and a business owner.

Raymond Murphy (1994 - 2004)

Before being elected mayor, Raymond Murphy was a councillor for 8 years. He served as mayor for 10 years and was a high school teacher for 30+ years. After that, he became the Executive Director for the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB).

David L. Hanson (2004 - 2016)

David L. Hanson served as a councillor from 1973 to 1989 and returned to council as Mayor in 2004. He started his career at Morgan Distillery and then opened the David L. Hanson Insurance company, where he was the owner and operator.

Randy Warman (2016 - 2020)

Randy Warman served as mayor for a term of four years starting in 2016. After leaving office, he returned to his local business, a family-owned steel fabrication shop on Main Street in Rexton called Warman’s Welding.

Albert Corcoran (2020 - 2021)

Before stepping in to serve as acting mayor during the early days of the pandemic, Albert Corcoran was a councillor for four years. He was a long-time veteran of the oil industry.

Wayne Carpenter (2021 - 2022)

Wayne Carpenter served as mayor the year prior to amalgamation. He and his family had moved to Rexton from western Canada, where he had worked as a quality control inspector in the electrical engineering industry.