List of mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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This is a list of mayors of the city Halifax, Nova Scotia. The City of Halifax
is a former municipality in Nova Scotia
which was amalgamated with the City of Dartmouth
Town of Bedford
and Halifax County
to form the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996.
This is a list of mayor
s for the City of Halifax from 1841 until amalgamation. Prior to the formation of the city's elected government in 1841 the administration of the municipality was left in the hands of a selected group of men. The first mayor was elected to council and chosen for this position by his peers in council.
Prior 1850 the Mayor was elected amongst the elected councillors. The first Mayor elected directly by citizens was William Caldwell. The Mayor continues to act as a Councillor-at-Large and has a direct vote on all council decisions.
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
is a former municipality in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
which was amalgamated with the City of Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
Town of Bedford
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...
and Halifax County
Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein...
to form the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996.
This is a list of mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s for the City of Halifax from 1841 until amalgamation. Prior to the formation of the city's elected government in 1841 the administration of the municipality was left in the hands of a selected group of men. The first mayor was elected to council and chosen for this position by his peers in council.
Prior 1850 the Mayor was elected amongst the elected councillors. The first Mayor elected directly by citizens was William Caldwell. The Mayor continues to act as a Councillor-at-Large and has a direct vote on all council decisions.
List of mayors (1841-1996)
- Stephen BinneyStephen BinneyStephen Binney was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was the first mayor of Halifax, serving from 1841 to 1842....
1841 - 1842 - Edward KennyEdward KennySir Edward Kenny, PC was a Canadian politician.He was born in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, the son of Jeremiah Kenny of Ballykealy, Esq., and Johanna Crean, he moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia around 1824 where he worked as Assistant manager in the whole business " James Lyons and Co."In 1827,...
1842 - Thomas Williamson 1842 - 1843
- Alexander KeithAlexander KeithAlexander Keith was a Scottish born-Canadian politician, Freemason and brewer. He was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and the founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery.-Biography:Keith was born in Halkirk, Caithness,...
1843 - 1844 - Hugh Bell 1844 - 1845
- Andrew MacKinlay 1845 - 1846
- Joseph Jennings 1846 - 1847
- William Machin StairsWilliam Machin StairsWilliam Machin Stairs, was a merchant, a banker, and a statesman. He was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada....
1847 - 1848 - Adam HemmeonAdam HemmeonAdam Hemmeon was Mayor of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1848-1849.Before becoming Mayor, Hemmeon was one of the founders of the Halifax Water Company, which took the first steps toward a safe and reliable water supply for the Halifax region.-References:...
1848 - 1849 - Henry PryorHenry PryorHenry Pryor was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867....
1849 - 1850 - William Caldwell 1850 - 1851
- Andrew MacKinlay 1851 - 1852
- Alexander KeithAlexander KeithAlexander Keith was a Scottish born-Canadian politician, Freemason and brewer. He was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and the founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery.-Biography:Keith was born in Halkirk, Caithness,...
- 1852 - 1853 - Henry Pryor 1853 - 1855
- Archibad Scott 1855 - 1857
- Henry Pryor 1857 - 1859
- Samuel Richard Caldwell 1859 - 1861
- Philip Carteret HillPhilip Carteret HillPhilip Carteret Hill was a Nova Scotia politician. Born in Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian confederation in 1867 serving as Provincial Secretary in the Conservative cabinet of Hiram Blanchard but lost his seat in the...
1861 - 1864 - Matthew Henry RicheyMatthew Henry RicheyMatthew Henry Richey was a Canadian politician in the 19th century.Richey was the son of Matthew Richey, Methodist minister from Nova Scotia. The family was of Ulster-Scottish ancestry, his father having immigrated to Canada.Richey studied law in Windsor, Ontario and Upper Canada, was called to...
1864 - 1867 - Stephen TobinStephen TobinStephen Tobin was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Halifax in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal member....
1867 - 1870 - William Alexander HenryWilliam Alexander HenryWilliam Alexander Henry was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge and one of the Fathers of Confederation....
1870 - 1871 - William Dunbar 1871 - 1872
- James Duggan 1872 - 1873
- John Archibald Sinclair 1873 - 1875
- Matthew Henry Richey 1875 - 1878
- Stephen Tobin 1878 - 1881
- George Fraser 1881 - 1884
- James Crosskill Mackintosh 1884 - 1887
- Patrick O'Mullin 1887 - 1889
- David McPherson 1889 - 1892
- Michael Edwin KeefeMichael Edwin KeefeMichael Edwin Keefe was a building contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1900 to 1906....
1892 - 1895 - David McPherson 1895 - 1897
- Alexander Stephen 1897 - 1899
- James Thompson Hamilton 1899 - 1902
- Adam Brown CrosbyAdam Brown CrosbyAdam Brown Crosby was a Canadian politician.Born in Irvine, Scotland, he emigrated as a child with his parents, Adam Crosby and Jane Brown, and settled first at Sydney Mines and then Cow Bay Nova Scotia. His father worked at the Gowrie Mine in Port Morien that would later employ Adam and Adam’s...
1902 - 1905 - Robert Thomas MacIlreith 1905 - 1908
- Adam Brown Crosby 1908 - 1909
- Joseph Andrew ChisholmJoseph Andrew ChisholmSir Joseph Andrew Chisholm was Mayor of Halifax and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.Born in Maryvale, Nova Scotia to William and Flora Chisholm, Chisholm was educated at St...
1909 - 1912 - Frederick Pennington Bligh 1912 - 1915
- Peter Francis MartinPeter Francis MartinPeter Francis Martin was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member...
1915 - 1918 - Arthur Charles Hawkins 1918 - 1919
- John Seakons Parker 1919 - 1922
- John Murphy 1922 - 1925
- Joseph Burke Kenny 1925 - 1928
- Louis Amable Castonguay 1928 - 1931
- George Edwin Ritchie 1931 - 1932
- Albert Audley Thompson 1932 - 1934
- Edward Joseph CraggEdward Joseph CraggEdward Joseph Cragg was a civil servant, businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1930 as a Liberal member....
1934 - 1937 - Walter Mitchell 1937 - 1940
- William Edward Donovan 1940 - 1943
- John Edward Lloyd 1943 - 1945
- Allan MacDougall Butler 1945 - 1946
- John Edward Ahern 1946 - 1949
- Gordon Stanley Kinley 1949 - 1952
- Richard Alphonsus Donahoe 1952 - 1955
- Leonard Arthur KitzLeonard Arthur KitzLeonard Arthur Kitz QC was the first Jewish mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia .Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Harry and Yetta Kitz, he grew up with older sister Hildred Kitz and younger brother Joe...
1955 - 1957 - Charles Augustus Vaughan 1957 - 1960
- John Edward Lloyd - 1960 1963
- Charles Augustus Vaughan 1963 - 1966
- Allan O'Brien 1966 - 1971
- Walter Ronald Fitzgerald 1971 - 1974
- Edmund L. MorrisEdmund L. MorrisEdmund Leverett Morris was a Canadian politician, broadcaster and university administrator.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Morris attended school at Saint Mary's Boys School. After graduating high school, he pursued an undergraduate and graduate degree in political science from Dalhousie University...
1974 - 1980 - Ronald Hanson 1980
- Ronald WallaceRonald Wallace (mayor)Ronald Wallace, was an optometrist and the longest-serving mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.Wallace was one of fifteen children born to Thomas John Wallace and Ada Evangeline Wallace, formerly MacNeil....
1980 - 1991 - Moira Leiper DucharmeMoira Leiper DucharmeMoira Leiper Ducharme was the first female mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia . Ducharme currently lives in Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia.-References:...
1991 - 1994 - Walter Ronald Fitzgerald 1994 - 1996 (¹)
- Peter J. Kelly 1996 - current
See also
- List of mayors of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia 1996 - present
- List of mayors of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 1873 - 1996
- List of mayors of Bedford, Nova Scotia 1979 - 1996
- List of wardens of Halifax County, Nova Scotia 1880 - 1996