List of mayors of Brampton
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This list of the mayors of Brampton
, Ontario
includes the 38+ unique politicians holding such position.
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Note that some publications credit as a Mayor; he never served in this capacity.
Runians, Thauburn, Irvine, Bull, Beck, Wegenast, Akehurst, McCulloch, Bull, and Biesel do not have roads named after them. Current mayor Fennell also does not have an eponymous road.
The names last names of mayors Mullin, Justin, and Worthy were all rejected at one point or another. There is a Crandall Court, a different spelling than Mayor Crandell.
at four months
Longest term as mayor: Ken Whillans
, fifteen years
Mayors who died in office: T. Milner in 1887, Ken Whillans
in 1989
First woman mayor: N. Horwood (1955–1958); the next would take office in 2000
Brampton
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, Ontario
Ontario
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includes the 38+ unique politicians holding such position.
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List
- John HaggertJohn HaggertJohn Haggert was the first mayor of the town Brampton, now a city, in Ontario, Canada. He held the post from 1874 to 1876....
, 1874-February 1877 - John Golding, 1877–1879
- Ryan Degen, 1880-1880 (resigned from office)
- William A. McCulla, 1880–1882
- Matthew M. Elliott, 1883–1884
- Thomas MilnerThomas MilnerThomas Milner is an English actor, born 19 June 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, best known for his role in British television drama series Waterloo Road as student Paul Langley which he has played since 2007...
, 1886-1887 (died in office) - A. F. CampbellAlexander Franklin CampbellAlexander Franklin Campbell was a journalist and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Algoma East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1890 to 1894....
, 1887–1888 - Thomas Holtby, 1889–1890
- Manton Treadgold, 1891–1892
- John T. Mullin, 1893–1894
- Edwin O. Runians, 1895–1896
- Edward H. Crandell, 1897–1898
- W. E. Milner, 1899–1900
- Thomas Thauburn, 1901–1902
- Benjamin Franklin Justin, 1903–1905
- W. E. Milner, 1906–1907
- Samuel ChartersSamuel Charters (Canadian politician)Samuel Charters was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Peel in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1908 to 1913 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935 as a Unionist and then Conservative member.He was born in...
, part of 1907 - W. E. Milner, part of 1907
- J. Golding, 1908–1909
- Thomas Thauburn, 1910–1911
- Samuel Charters, 1911–1912
- T. W. Duggan, 1912–1913
- Thomas Mara, 1914–1915
- A. H. Milner, 1916–1917
- L. J. C. Bull, 1918–1919
- W. J. Beatty, 1920–1921
- J. S. Beck, 1922
- H. W. Dawson, 1923–1924
- Franklin W. Wegenast, 1925–1928
- George Akehurst, 1929–1930
- Franklin W. Wegenast, 1930–1931
- George Akehurst, 1931–1932
- J. S. Beck, 1933–1934
- E. W. McCulloch, 1935–1936
- W. J. Abell, 1937–1938
- Robert P. Worthy, 1939–1942
- W. A. Bates, 1943–1944
- R. H. Bull, 1945–1946
- J. S. Beck, 1946–1948
- Harold R. Lawrence, 1949–1951
- R. H. Bull, 1952–1954
- Nance Horwood, 1955-1958 (born Annie Horwood)
- C. C. Core, 1959–1962
- R. E. Prouse, 1963–1966
- W. H. Brydon, 1967–1969
- J. E. Archdekin, 1970–1982
- Ken WhillansKen WhillansKenneth Gilmour 'Ken' Whillans served as Mayor of the City of Brampton from 1982 to 1990.-As Councillor:Among Whillans acts while in office, he led efforts to revamp the Citizens Advisory Committees.-Mayor of Brampton:...
, 1982-September 1990, died in office - Paul Biesel, 1990–1991, Whillans' appointed replacement
- Peter Robertson, 1991–2000
- Susan FennellSusan FennellSusan Fennell is the mayor of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She was also the Founder and Commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League.-Background:...
, 2000-on
Note that some publications credit as a Mayor; he never served in this capacity.
Acting mayors
- C. A. Irvine, as of July 19, 1907
- Bob CrowleyBob CrowleyBob Crowley is a theatre director, scenic and costume designer.Born in Cork, Ireland, he is the brother of director John Crowley...
, circa 1980s - Linda JeffreyLinda JeffreyLinda Jeffrey is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brampton—Springdale for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the province's Minister of Natural Resources in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton...
, as of May 2001 - John Sprovieri, as of July 2001
- John Hutton, as of September 2002
- John Sprovieri, as of November 2004
- Paul Palleschi, as of July 2007
- John Sprovieri, May 2009
- Sandra Hames, as of June 2010
- Sandra Hames, April 2011
- Gael Miles, May 2011
- Elaine Moore, June 2011
- Garnett Manning, unknown, multiple times
Roads named after the mayors
By neighbourhood:- Eldomar Heights: Golding Avenue, Milner Road, Beatty Avenue, Core Crescent, Lawrence Crescent
- Flowertown area: Holtby Avenue, Campbell Drive, and Horwood Drive.
- Haggert Avenue, Treadgold Road (Humber West Parkway and Castlemore), McCulla Avenue (near Agnes Taylor P.S.), Elliott Street, Charters Road (Hansen and Vodden), Duggan Drive (Charolais and Chingaucousy), Mara Crescent (at Ken Whillians Drive), Dawson Crescent (Centre at Kennedy), Bates Court (Queen and Chinguacousy), Prouse Drive (Williams Parkway and Centre), Brydon Crescent (Queen and Chinguacousy), Archdekin Road (at Rutherford Road, near Vodden), Ken Whillans Drive (Vodden to Church St.), Peter Robertson Boulevard (Great Lakes Drive to Torbram Road)
- Abell Drive (Williams Parkway and Kennedy)
Runians, Thauburn, Irvine, Bull, Beck, Wegenast, Akehurst, McCulloch, Bull, and Biesel do not have roads named after them. Current mayor Fennell also does not have an eponymous road.
The names last names of mayors Mullin, Justin, and Worthy were all rejected at one point or another. There is a Crandall Court, a different spelling than Mayor Crandell.
Statistics
Shortest term as mayor: S. ChartersSamuel Charters (Canadian politician)
Samuel Charters was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Peel in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1908 to 1913 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935 as a Unionist and then Conservative member.He was born in...
at four months
Longest term as mayor: Ken Whillans
Ken Whillans
Kenneth Gilmour 'Ken' Whillans served as Mayor of the City of Brampton from 1982 to 1990.-As Councillor:Among Whillans acts while in office, he led efforts to revamp the Citizens Advisory Committees.-Mayor of Brampton:...
, fifteen years
Mayors who died in office: T. Milner in 1887, Ken Whillans
Ken Whillans
Kenneth Gilmour 'Ken' Whillans served as Mayor of the City of Brampton from 1982 to 1990.-As Councillor:Among Whillans acts while in office, he led efforts to revamp the Citizens Advisory Committees.-Mayor of Brampton:...
in 1989
First woman mayor: N. Horwood (1955–1958); the next would take office in 2000