List of mayors of Hamilton, Ontario
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Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
- Colin Campbell FerrieColin Campbell FerrieColin Campbell Ferrie was a Canadian merchant, banker, and politician.Born in Glasgow, the son of Adam Ferrie and Rachel Campbell, he came to Montreal from Scotland in 1824 to work in new wholesale and forwarding company belonging to his father...
- 1847 - George Sylvester TiffanyGeorge Sylvester TiffanyGeorge Sylvester Tiffany was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born in 1805 at Ancaster, Upper Canada. He married Eliza Anne Strange, and they had one son and four daughters. He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1848 and died in 1856. He is buried at St. John's Anglican Churchyard in...
- 1848 - William L. DistinWilliam L. DistinWilliam L. Distin was a Canadian municipal politician. He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1849.Born in England, little is known of the life of William L. Distin. He first appears as an active member of the Hamilton community in 1849, when he was elected mayor and served on the building...
- 1849 - John Fisher - 1850
- John Rose HoldenJohn Rose HoldenJohn Rose Holden was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1851....
- 1851 - Nehemiah FordNehemiah FordNehemiah Ford was an Canadian politician and painter. He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1852.-Biography:Little is known of the life of Nehemiah Ford. His presence in Hamilton is recorded in 1839, when he was a member of the executive of the first Mechanics' Institute of Wentworth County...
- 1852 - William G. KerrWilliam G. KerrWilliam G. Kerr grocer, politician; born in 1814 or 1815 in the United States; married Martha - died between 1858 and 1862. He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1853....
- 1853 - James CummingsJames Cummings (Ontario politician)James Cummings businessman, politician; born in 1815 in Ireland; married Anne Morrison, and they had three children; died 13 April 1894 at Hamilton, Ontario, buried at Hamilton Cemetery. He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for three months in 1854 and in 1856.James Cummings emigrated to...
- 3 months in 1854 - Charles MagillCharles MagillCharles Magill was a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament and mayor of Hamilton in 1854-55, 1865–66 and 1882-3....
- 9 months in 1854-1855 - James Cummings - 1856
- John Francis Moore - 1857
- George Hamilton MillsGeorge Hamilton MillsGeorge Hamilton Mills was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1858.Mills was lawyer and was called to the bar in 1851. He was elected as alderman for St. George's Ward in 1857, 1858, 1869 to 1872 and 1877...
- 1858 - Henry McKinstryHenry McKinstryHenry McKinstry was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1859 to 1861. First elected mayor by the people....
- 1859 - 1861 - Robert McElroy - 1862 - 1864
- Charles MagillCharles MagillCharles Magill was a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament and mayor of Hamilton in 1854-55, 1865–66 and 1882-3....
- 1865 - 1866 - Benjamin Ernest CharltonBenjamin Ernest CharltonBenjamin Ernest Charlton was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1867 and 1873-1874...
- 1867 - Hutchison ClarkHutchison ClarkHutchison Clark was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1868.-References:* at Hamilton Public Library- External links :...
- 1868 - James Edwin O'ReillyJames Edwin O'ReillyJames Edwin O'Reilly was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1869, and from 1879 to 1881....
- 1869 - George MurisonGeorge MurisonGeorge Murison was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1870.George Murison was christened on December 6, 1819 in New Deer, Scotland, son of William Murison and Margaret Irvine. In his youth Murison was apprenticed as a carpenter and builder. In 1843 he came to Hamilton, Ontario to work for Horace Hills...
- 1870 - Daniel Black ChisholmDaniel Black ChisholmDaniel Black Chisholm was a farmer, lawyer and mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1871–1872. In the 1872 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Hamilton as a Liberal-Conservative...
- 1871 - 1872 - Benjamin Ernest CharltonBenjamin Ernest CharltonBenjamin Ernest Charlton was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1867 and 1873-1874...
- 1873 - 1874 - George RoachGeorge RoachGeorge Roach was a Canadian politician and the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1875 to 1876.-External links:...
- 1875 - 1876 - Francis Edwin KilvertFrancis Edwin KilvertFrancis Edwin Kilvert was a lawyer and mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1877-1878.Born in Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Upper Canada, the son of Richard Kilvert, he was educated in Cobourg. In 1863, he married Fanny Young Cory. Kilvert was called to the bar in 1867 and set up practice...
- 1877 - 1878 - James Edwin O'ReillyJames Edwin O'ReillyJames Edwin O'Reilly was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1869, and from 1879 to 1881....
- 1879 - 1881 - Charles MagillCharles MagillCharles Magill was a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament and mayor of Hamilton in 1854-55, 1865–66 and 1882-3....
- 1882 - 1883 - John James MasonJohn James MasonJohn James Mason was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1884 to 1885.- References :...
- 1884 - 1885 - Alexander McKayAlexander McKay (politician)Alexander McKay was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1886 to 1887.Born in Hamilton, Canada West, McKay was the son of William McKay and Jane Reid, both natives of Ireland. He was educated there and entered business as a hotel manager and then a grain merchant. In 1878, McKay married Catherine...
- 1886 - 1887 - William DoranWilliam DoranWilliam Doran was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1888-1889.- External links :...
- 1888 - 1889 - David McLellan - 1890 - 1891
- Peter Campbell BlaicherPeter Campbell BlaicherPeter Campbell Blaicher was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1892 to 1893.-References:*...
- 1892 - 1893 - Alexander David StewartAlexander David StewartAlexander David Stewart was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1894 to 1895.-References:*...
- 1894 - 1895 - George Elias TuckettGeorge Elias TuckettGeorge Elias Tuckett was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1896.Tuckett built a fortune during the American Civil War, cornering a chunk of the tobacco market. He also founded the Tuckett Tobacco Company in 1857...
- 1896 - Edward Alexander ColquhounEdward Alexander ColquhounEdward Alexander Colquhoun was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1897 to 1898.-External links:*...
- 1897 - 1898 - James Vernall TeetzelJames Vernall TeetzelJames Vernall Teetzel was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1899 to 1900.Teetzel was born on March 6, 1853 in Fingal, Elgin County. He attended Woodstock College, Galt Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall, articling with Osler, Wink & Gwyn...
- 1899 - 1900 - John Strathearne Hendrie - 1901 - 1902
- Wellington Jeffers MordenWellington Jeffers MordenWellington Jeffers Morden was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1902 to 1903.-External links:*...
- 1902 - 1903 - Sanford Dennis BiggarSanford Dennis BiggarSanford Dennis Biggar was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1905 to 1906....
- 1905 - 1906 - Thomas Joseph StewartThomas Joseph StewartThomas Joseph Stewart was a Canadian politician.He was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1907 to 1908. He was a Conservative Member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Hamilton West from 1908 to 1925....
- 1907 - 1908 - John Inglis McLarenJohn Inglis McLarenJohn Inglis McLaren was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1909 to 1910....
- 1909 - 1910 - George Harmon LeesGeorge Harmon LeesGeorge Harmon Lees was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1911 to 1912....
- 1911 - 1912 - John Allan - 1913 - 1914
- Chester Samuel WaltersChester Samuel WaltersChester Samuel Walters was a Canadian politician and bureaucrat.Born in Waterford, Ontario, Walters, a public accountant, founded the Certified Public Accountants’ Association. He was elected as mayor of Hamilton in 1915 at age 36. He served until 1916.In 1934, Walters became deputy minister of...
- 1915 - 1916 - Charles Goodenough BookerCharles Goodenough BookerCharles Goodenough Booker was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1917 to 1920.In 1904, Booker ran for the Board of Education in Ward 1 unsuccessfully. In 1906, he successfully sought the post again and served for nine years. In 1915, he was chairman of the board.When he ran for mayor in 1917,...
- 1917 - 1920 - George Charles CoppleyGeorge Charles CoppleyGeorge Charles Coppley was the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from 1921 to 1922.Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England, Coppley came to Canada in 1879. In 1921, he was elected mayor. Again elected in 1922, he restructured Hamilton’s government. He was defeated in 1923 by Thomas William...
- 1921 - 1922 - Thomas William JuttenThomas William JuttenThomas William Jutten was a Canadian politician.Born in London, England, Jutten moved to Canada with his family in 1871, settling in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1881, he married Suzanne Keil. He owned a boat building business. Juttern served as an alderman from 1906 to 1913 and on the Board of Control...
- 1923 - 1925 - Freeman Ferrier TreleavenFreeman Ferrier TreleavenFreeman Ferrier Treleaven, Q.C. was a lawyer and Canadian politician.Born in London, Ontario, Treleaven graduated the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He subsequently moved to Hamilton, Ontario, where in 1919, he was elected as alderman for Ward 1. He served in this post until he...
, Q.C. - 1926 - 1927 - William Burton - 1928 - 1929
- John PeeblesJohn PeeblesJohn Peebles was a Canadian politician.Born in Albion Corners, Ontario, Peebles moved to Hamilton as a small child, and eventually established a jewellery business. He was elected as an alderman covering the city at large in 1908. He ran for the Hamilton East seat in the House of Commons in 1911...
- 1930 - 1933 - Herbert Earl WiltonHerbert Earl WiltonHerbert Earl Wilton was a Canadian politician.Born in New Sarum, Ontario, and first employed as a journalist with the Hamilton Spectator and later the Hamilton Herald, Wilton was served as Ward 1 alderman from 1926 to 1928, and then again in 1931. He was defeated for re-election in 1932...
- 1934 - 1935 - William Robert MorrisonWilliam Robert MorrisonWilliam Morrison, K.C., was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 1936 to 1943.First serving as a lawyer and, later, a Crown Prosecutor, Morrison was first elected as an alderman for Ward 2 in 1921. He was re-elected in 1922. Two years later, he secured a seat on the Board of Control...
, K.C. - 1936 - 1943 - Samuel LawrenceSamuel LawrenceSamuel Lawrence was a Canadian politician and trade unionist.Lawrence was born in Somerset, England and went to work in a quarry at the age of 12 and became a shop steward in the mason's union at the age of 17. He entered politics running for election in Battersea in London. Known as "Mr...
- 1944 - 1949 - Lloyd Douglas JacksonLloyd Douglas JacksonLloyd Douglas Jackson was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from 1950 to 1962.Born near Sarnia, Ontario, Jackson attended McMaster University while it was still in Toronto, earning a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. He began his political career in Hamilton's Board of Education, whereupon he...
- 1950 - 1962 - Victor Kennedy CoppsVictor CoppsVictor Kennedy Copps was a Canadian politician and Mayor of Hamilton.Born in Haileybury, Ontario, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, following which, he worked in Timmins, Ontario for a local newspaper. In 1945 he moved to Hamilton to become a sports broadcaster on...
- 1963 - 1976 - Vince AgroVince AgroVince Agro was acting mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1976 to 1977. He assumed the position after Victor Copps had a heart attack. He ran for a full term as mayor in 1976, but was defeated by fellow alderman Jack MacDonald. He served as alderman for Ward Two from 1970 until 1976, and again from...
- 1976-1977 (acting) - John Alexander McDonaldJack MacDonald (Hamilton politician)John A. "Jack" MacDonald was a politician, businessman, and journalist in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of Hamilton from 1976 to 1980, and wrote a column in the Hamilton Spectator newspaper for many years....
- 1977 - 1980 - William Powell - 1981 - 1982
- Robert Maxwell Morrow - 1982 - 2000
- Robert E. WadeRobert E. WadeRobert E. Wade served as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 2000 to 2003. He currently resides in the Hamilton community of Ancaster.Robert Wade moved to Ancaster from London, Ontario in 1960 after his employer London Life Insurance Company transferred him. He was first elected to the Ancaster Town...
- 2000 - 2003 - Larry Di IanniLarry Di IanniLarry Di Ianni served as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, from 2003 to 2006.-Early life:Di Ianni immigrated to Canada from Italy as a young boy. Di Ianni has previously worked as a high school teacher and principal...
- 2003 - 2006 - Fred EisenbergerFred EisenbergerFred Eisenberger is a Canadian politician. He is a former mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry Di Ianni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history...
- 2006 - 2010 - Bob BratinaBob BratinaBob Bratina is the Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to becoming mayor he represented Ward 2, which encompasses the city's downtown core.-Biography:...
- 2010 - present