List of mayors of Winnipeg, Manitoba
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List of mayor
s of Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
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See also: Results of mayoral elections in Winnipeg
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
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Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
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- 1874 Francis Evans CornishFrancis Evans CornishFrancis Evans Cornish, QC was a politician in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. He served as Mayor of London, Ontario, in the early 1860s, became the first Mayor of Winnipeg in 1874, and was for a time a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Cornish was born in London,...
, Q. C. - 1875–76 William Nassau KennedyWilliam Nassau KennedyWilliam Nassau Kennedy was the second Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1875 – 1876. He was the first commander of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles....
- 1877–78 Thomas Scott
- 1879–80 Alexander LoganAlexander LoganAlexander Logan was a Canadian politician, serving as the fourth Mayor of Winnipeg on three occasions, first from 1879 to 1882 then in 1882 and finally in 1884...
- 1881 Elias George ConklinElias George ConklinElias George Conklin was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the fifth Mayor of Winnipeg.Conklin was born in 1845 near what is today Paris, Ontario...
- 1882 Alexander Logan
- 1883 Alexander McMickenAlexander McMickenAlexander McMicken was the sixth Mayor of Winnipeg in 1883.After moving to Winnipeg in 1871, he established a banking career and the following year established a bank in his own name. After serving in two city council terms, he became as Mayor following the 1882 election.He once lived at the J.C...
- 1884 Alexander Logan
- 1885 Charles Edward HamiltonCharles Edward HamiltonCharles Edward Hamilton was a Canadian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and as the seventh Mayor of Winnipeg in 1885....
- 1886 Henry Shaver Wesbrook
- 1887–88 Lyman Melvin JonesLyman Melvin JonesSir Lyman Melvin Jones was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born into a farming family near Whitchurch, Upper Canada, Jones settled as a young man in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he was the representative of A. Harris, Son and Company of Brantford. Following the merger of the Massey...
- 1889 Thomas RyanThomas Ryan (Canadian politician)Thomas Ryan was a footwear manufacturer, municipal politician and the tenth Mayor of Winnipeg in 1889.As a youth, Ryan fought the attempted Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866. He then established a trade in making boots and shoes, moving to Winnipeg in 1874 to establish business at what would...
- 1890–91 Alfred PearsonAlfred Pearson (politician)Alfred Pearson was an entrepreneur and politician who served as the 11th Mayor of Winnipeg.Pearson was born in Bannington, Warwickshire, England and emigrated to Canada as a young adult. He settled in Winnipeg and started a general store with a business partner...
- 1892 Alexander Macdonald
- 1893–94 Thomas William TaylorThomas William TaylorThomas William Taylor was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 13th Mayor of Winnipeg, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1900 to 1914. Taylor was a member of the Conservative Party.Taylor was born in Portsmouth, England, and was educated in London, Ontario...
- 1895 Thomas GilroyThomas Gilroy (Canadian politician)Thomas Gilroy was a Canadian politician, the 14th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1895.Gilroy was born in Norfolk County, Canada West. In 1872 he joined the Sun Life Assurance company, supervising its Ontario operations...
- 1896 Richard Willis JamesonRichard Willis JamesonRichard Willis Jameson was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and 15th Mayor of Winnipeg and as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons....
- 1897 William F. McCreary
- 1898–99 Alfred Joseph Andrews
- 1900 Horace WilsonHorace Wilson (mayor)Horace Wilson was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 18th Mayor of Winnipeg.Wilson was a painter who moved to Winnipeg no later than 1889 where he began a joint venture with Simon Betrand in the business of oil and painting...
- 1901–03 John ArbuthnotJohn Arbuthnot (mayor)John Arbuthnot was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 19th Mayor of Winnipeg.Arbuthnot worked in the railway industry in his early career, building tracks for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Ontario. He then moved to Rat Portage, Ontario to work at the Western Lumber Company...
- 1904–06 Thomas SharpeThomas SharpeThomas Sharpe was a Canadian politician, the 20th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1904 to 1906.Sharpe was born in County Sligo, Ireland and worked as a bank clerk in his teens. He moved to Canada in 1885 initially working in Toronto as a pavement contractor, then in 1892 moved to Winnipeg...
- 1907–08 James Henry AshdownJames Henry AshdownJames Henry Ashdown , the "Merchant Prince of Winnipeg", arrived in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1868 and at that time began his business as a tinsmith. In 1870 he purchased two lots on the corner of Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue, the location of the Ashdown retail store for over one hundred years...
- 1909–11 William Sanford EvansWilliam Sanford EvansWilliam Sanford Evans was a Manitoba politician. Between 1933 and 1936, he was the leader of that province's Conservative Party caucus....
- 1912 Richard Deans WaughRichard Deans WaughRichard Deans Waugh was a Canadian politician, the 23rd Mayor of Winnipeg in 1912 and again from 1915 to 1916.Waugh was born in Melrose, Scotland and moved to Canada in 1881 initially working in a lawyer's office before he entered the real estate business...
- 1913–14 Thomas Russ DeaconThomas Russ DeaconThomas Russ Deacon was a Canadian politician, the 24th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1913 and 1914.Deacon was born in Perth, Canada West. After working in Northern Ontario lumber camps, he returned to school, eventually graduating in 1891 with a civil engineering at the University of Toronto...
- 1915–16 Richard Deans WaughRichard Deans WaughRichard Deans Waugh was a Canadian politician, the 23rd Mayor of Winnipeg in 1912 and again from 1915 to 1916.Waugh was born in Melrose, Scotland and moved to Canada in 1881 initially working in a lawyer's office before he entered the real estate business...
- 1917 David J. DysonDavid J. DysonDavid J. DysonSeptember.12 1863-March.12 1949 was the 25th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba for several days in 1917. His family owned Dyson and Gibson Spice Mills, the makers of Seven Day Pickles....
- Unseated on recount, January 5, 1917
- 1917 Frederick Harvey Davidson
- Declared elected on recount, January 8, 1917
- 1918 Frederick Harvey Davidson
- 1919–20 Charles Frederick Gray
- 1921 Edward ParnellEdward Parnell (politician)Edward Parnell was a Canadian politician, the 28th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1921 until his death in office.His name is commemorated by Parnell Street in Winnipeg.-References:...
- 1922 Edward Parnell
- Died June 9, 1922
- 1922 Frank Oliver FowlerFrank Oliver FowlerFrank Oliver Fowler was a Canadian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, the in Winnipeg city politics as an alderman then the 29th Mayor....
- Elected June 20, 1922
- 1923–24 Seymour James Farmer
- 1925–27 Lt. Col. Ralph Humphreys WebbRalph Humphreys WebbColonel Ralph Humphreys Webb, DSO, MC was a soldier and politician based in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 31st Mayor of Winnipeg from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1934, and also served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1941...
, D.S.O., M.C. - 1928–29 Lt. Col. Daniel McLeanDaniel McLeanLt.-Col. Daniel McLean was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, and later served as the 32nd Mayor of Winnipeg for two years. McLean was a member of the Conservative Party.McLean was born in Halton County, Ontario, and educated at...
- 1930–34 Lt. Col. Ralph Humphreys WebbRalph Humphreys WebbColonel Ralph Humphreys Webb, DSO, MC was a soldier and politician based in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 31st Mayor of Winnipeg from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1934, and also served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1941...
, D.S.O., M.C. - 1935–36 John QueenJohn QueenJohn Queen was a Manitoba politician, and the second parliamentary leader of that province's Independent Labour Party...
, M. L. A. - 1937 Frederick Edgar Warriner, D. D. S.
- 1938–40 John QueenJohn QueenJohn Queen was a Manitoba politician, and the second parliamentary leader of that province's Independent Labour Party...
, M. L. A. - 1941–42 John Queen
- 1943–54 Garnet CoulterGarnet CoulterGarnet Coulter QC was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 35th Mayor of Winnipeg.After graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Manitoba, Coulter served as a lawyer in Winnipeg since 1907...
, Q. C. - 1955–56 George Edward Sharpe
- 1957–59 Stephen JubaStephen JubaStephen Juba, OC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1959, and served as the 37th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. He was the first Ukrainian Canadian to hold high political office in the city.Juba left school at age fifteen, when...
, M. L. A. - 1960–77 Stephen Juba, OC
- 1977–79 Robert SteenRobert SteenRobert Ashley Steen was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and later served as the 38th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1977 to 1979.Steen was educated at the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Law...
, Q. C.- Died May 10, 1979
- 1979–92 William Norrie, Q. C.
- Elected June 21, 1979
- 1992–98 Susan Ann ThompsonSusan ThompsonSusan Ann Thompson was the 40th mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the first female to serve as mayor of Winnipeg and served two terms as mayor and held this post from 1992 to 1998.Thompson graduated with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in 1971...
- 1998–2004 Glen Murray
- Resigned May 11, 2004
- 2004– Sam KatzSam KatzSamuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...
See also: Results of mayoral elections in Winnipeg
Results of mayoral elections in Winnipeg
Election results for the position of mayor, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-1952 mayoral election:This election was held via instant-runoff voting.First count:...