List of mayors of St. Thomas, Ontario
Encyclopedia
This is a list of reeves and mayor
s of St. Thomas
, Ontario
, Canada
. St. Thomas was incorporated as a village
in 1852, as a town
in 1861, and as a city
in 1881.
Mayor
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s of St. Thomas
St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. St. Thomas was incorporated as a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in 1852, as a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in 1861, and as a city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in 1881.
Village reeves
- 1851–1855 — David Parish
- 1856–1856 — Edward ErmatingerEdward ErmatingerEdward Ermatinger was a Canadian fur trader, businessman and political figure.He was born on the isle of Elba in 1797, the grandson of Lawrence Ermatinger, was educated in England and went to York Factory in 1818 with his brother Francis as a clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company...
- 1857–1857 — Asa Howard
- 1858–1858 — Thomas Arkell
- 1859–1859 — Archibald McIntyre
- 1860–1860 — Dr. George Southwick
Town mayors
- 1861–1861 — M.T.Moore
- 1862–1864 — Dr. George SouthwickGeorge Southwick (Canadian politician)George Southwick was a physician and political figure in Canada West. He represented East Elgin in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1857 as a Reformer....
- 1865–1871 — Thomas ArkellThomas ArkellThomas Arkell was a Canadian politician, farmer and grain merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1878 as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party to represent the riding of Elgin East. He was defeated in the election of 1882...
- 1872–1872 — Archibald McLachlin
- 1873–1876 — Daniel Drake
- 1877–1878 — Dr. D. McLarty
- 1879–1880 — John E Smith
1881–1900
- 1881–1882 — Dr. William C. VanBuskirk
- 1883–1883 — Dr. Eliphalet Wilbur Gustin
- 1884–1885 — Edward Horton
- 1886–1886 — John E. Smith
- 1887–1888 — John Midgley
- 1889–1890 — Israel Morse
- 1891–1892 — Robert McCully
- 1893–1894 — George L. Oill
- 1895–1896 — William E. Idsardi
- 1897–1898 — Frederick W. Wright
- 1899–1900 — Patrick Meehan
1901–1950
- 1901–1902 — Sperrin Chant
- 1903–1904 — Charles Francis Maxwell
- 1905–1905 — Thomas Meek
- 1906–1907 — Calvin Lawrence
- 1908–1909 — George Geddes
- 1910–1911 — Dr. Frederick Guest
- 1912–1913 — Robert N. Price
- 1914–1915 — Marshall B. Johnson
- 1916–1917 — William Trott
- 1918–1919 — Edward A. Horton
- 1920–1921 — Frank L. Brinkman
- 1922–1923 — Charles E. RavenCharles Edmund RavenCharles Edmund Raven was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1934 as a Conservative member....
- 1924–1925 — George H. Sloggett
- 1926–1927 — John Handford
- 1928–1929 — William Stokes
- 1930–1933 — John A. Jagoe
- 1934–1935 — Angus W. Johnson
- 1936–1938 — Ernest Duckworth
- 1939–1940 — Peter Laing, Jr.
- 1941–1943 — George T. Dyer
- 1944–1945 — Thomas H. Currah
- 1946–1946 — Richard A. Sanders
- 1947–1949 — J. Bruce Caldwell
- 1950–1950 — Major John F. Peterson
1951–present
- 1951–1951 — Dr. E. Cecil Gliddon
- 1952–1954 — Thomas H. Currah
- 1955–1956 — Peter Laing
- 1957–1958 — John M. Stirling
- 1959–1964 — Vincent A. Barrie
- 1965–1966 — Donald R. Stokes
- 1967–1968 — Vincent A. Barrie
- 1969–1972 — Edward O. Fanjoy
- 1972–1974 — Eber J. Rice
- 1975–1976 — M. Wayne NealM. Wayne NealM. Wayne Neal is a former mayor of St. Thomas, Ontario.Born in St. Thomas on April 4, 1939, Wayne graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1961. While at Western, he captained the Mustangs football team, was an all-Canadian athlete, and was drafted by the Canadian Football League...
- 1977–1978 — Cliff Barwick
- 1979–1980 — Don Hitch
- 1981–1985 — Doug Tarry
- 1986–1991 — Janet Golding
- 1992–1997 — Stephen J. Peters
- 1998–2000 — Joanne Brooks
- 2001–2003 — Peter Ostojic
- 2004–2006 — Jeff Kohler
- 2007– Cliff Barwick