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George H. Nelms (1905 – September 17 1999) was mayor of Ottawa from 1957 to 1960. He was an optician by profession. Nelms was born in Thame Oxfordshire England in 1905 and came to Canada in 1912. He had two sons Larry and John and two daughters Linda and Jane.During his term as Mayor he would welcome Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip to the city in 1957 a visit which included a ceremony to commence construction of the Queensway superhighway project.