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William Thomas Crozier Blair (Bill) was born on 5 May, 1913 in Langley, to George Irvine and Elizabeth Blair, nee Culbert. He attended school in Milner, and at Langley High School. Bill took over part management of the family farm (on 216th Street, across from the airport) when his father died in 1933. He married Doris Livingston, whom he met through his sister, as they both attended Columbian College in New Westminster. They had six children: Jean, Doug, Jim, John, Terry, and Gordie. He was a director of the B.C. Federation of Agriculture, Director of the Mainland Dairymen's Association, Vice-president of the Artificial Insemination Centre, and a member of the B.C. Branch of the Holstein-Friesian Association. He served for 4 years as the Regional Board Director of the Central Fraser Valley Regional District. Blair served 19 years as a member of the Langley Municipal Council, between 1962 and 1981. In 1981 he became the Township's mayor, a position he held until his death March 28, 1985, at the age of 71, after a surgery to treat a perforated intestine. The W. C. Blair Recreation Centre in Murrayville was named for him.

George Preston was born and raised in Victoria, B.C. After a formal education, he joined the Underwood Corporation, working in the Accounting Machine Division. He later joined the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in Victoria, and was subsequently transferred to Vancouver, where he spent four years. The company then transferred him to Saginaw, Michigan, and then to Boston. He then returned to Canada to enter the automotive business. In 1957 George married Iris, and they had one son, Richard, and two daughters, Diane and Robin. George joined the Liberal party in 1957, where he was actively involved in the elections. He was an active Kinsmen for 15 years, serving on the executive and as vice-president; was a member of the Peace Arch Shrine Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and took part in the activities of the Polio Foundation. George has taught Business Administration courses in the Langley Night School system, and was the president of Preston Chevrolet-Oldsmobile. He was the mayor of the Township of Langley from 1972 -1976, and again from 1980-1982.

The Township of Langley, B.C., comprising Langley, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Langley Prairie, Derby, Milner, Aldergrove, Otter, Salmon River Uplands, and Glen Valley, was incorporated in 1873. The City of Langley, B.C., covering the Langley Prairie region, was incorporated as a separate entity in 1955. Langley was named after Thomas Langley, a prominent stockholder in the management of the Hudson's Bay Company. He had inherited his brother's stock in the Company in 1793 and was selected as a member of the committee in 1807. He held this position until his death in 1829.

The Township of Langley, B.C., comprising Langley, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Langley Prairie, Derby, Milner, Aldergrove, Otter, Salmon River Uplands, and Glen Valley, was incorporated in 1873. The City of Langley, B.C., covering the Langley Prairie region, was incorporated as a separate entity in 1955.