Dan W. Jessup
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Dan W. Jessup was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario. He was first elected to the mayor's office on December 3, 1951 and served for three terms as mayor in 1952, 1953 and 1954. In 1955 he was succeeded by Leo Landreville
, a local lawyer who was later appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario
as a judge.
In addition to Jessup's three terms as mayor, he also served on city council. He was first elected to office in 1926 and served with Mayor Samson on city council. He subsequently served another four terms; 1927, 1928, 1928 and 1932.
He died at the age of 77, while on vacation in Madrid, Spain on February 23, 1967.
Leo Landreville
Leo Landreville was a Canadian politician and lawyer, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario in 1955 and 1956 before being appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario as a judge...
, a local lawyer who was later appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario
Supreme Court of Ontario
The Supreme Court of Ontario was a superior court of the Canadian province of Ontario. Now defunct, in 1989 the Courts of Justice Amendment Act, 1989 was enacted by the Government to create one large superior trial court for Ontario...
as a judge.
In addition to Jessup's three terms as mayor, he also served on city council. He was first elected to office in 1926 and served with Mayor Samson on city council. He subsequently served another four terms; 1927, 1928, 1928 and 1932.
He died at the age of 77, while on vacation in Madrid, Spain on February 23, 1967.
Sudbury City Council 1952
The following is the list of Aldermen who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's City Council in 1952. They were elected to their respective offices on December 3, 1951.Sudbury City Council 1952 | ||
Fournier Ward | McCormick Ward | Ryan Ward |
Emile Savard | Frank Barlow | Gene Coe |
Alphege Theriault | G. J. Monaghan | T. G. Thompson |
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James Cormack | Gene Biondi |
Sudbury City Council 1953
The following is the list of Aldermen who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's City Council in 1953. They were elected to their respective offices on December 1, 1952.Sudbury City Council 1953 | ||
Fournier Ward | McCormick Ward | Ryan Ward |
Emile Savard | James Cormack | Gene Coe |
Alphege Theriault | H. Waisberg | Joe Fabbro Joe Fabbro Joseph J. Fabbro was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1957 to 1959, 1964 to 1965 and 1968 to 1975, and as chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1975 to 1977... |
Vic Whalen | Grace Hartman | Ken McNeill |
Sudbury City Council 1954
The following is the list of Aldermen who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's City Council in 1954.Sudbury City Council 1954 | ||
Fournier Ward | McCormick Ward | Ryan Ward |
Albert Gravel | James Cormack | Gene Coe |
Alphege Theriault | S. Rothschild | Joe Fabbro Joe Fabbro Joseph J. Fabbro was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1957 to 1959, 1964 to 1965 and 1968 to 1975, and as chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1975 to 1977... |
Vic Whalen | Grace Hartman | Ken McNeill |
Board of Control 1952
The 1951 election marked the first year that the City of Sudbury was overseen by a board of control for the inaugural year of 1952. The members were:- L. Lamoureux
- J. W. Tate
- S. Silverman
- W. E. W. Cressey
Board of Control 1953
The following is the list of members of the Board of Control who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's Board of Control in 1953.- L. Lamoureux
- G. Monaghan
- Ray Jessup
- J. W. Tate
Board of Control 1954
The following is the list of members of the Board of Control who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's Broad of Control in 1953.- L. Lamoureux
- G. Monaghan
- Ray Jessup
- S. Racicot
Books
- Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon.
- Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7.