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Fort William Councils

Elections were held yearly in Fort William, although beginning in 1939 all Councillors were elected to two-year terms, half of Council newly-elected each year. Starting in 1962, similar to Port Arthur, elections occurred every other year. 

1892 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • Richard E. Reece - Ward 1
  • Henry (Harry) Sellers - Ward 1
  • John Morton - Ward 2
  • Robert James Armstrong - Ward 2
  • Sherman Stevens - Ward 3
  • James O'Hagan - Ward 3
  • James Hammond - Ward 4
  • John Armstrong - Ward 4

1893 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • William Currie Mapledoram - Ward 1
  • Robert James Armstrong - Ward 2
  • John Morton - Ward 2
  • Sherman Stevens - Ward 3
  • Edward Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • John Armstrong - Ward 4
  • James Hammond - Ward 4

1894 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • Henry (Harry) Sellers - Ward 1
  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • Robert James Armstrong - Ward 2
  • David W. Mitchell - Ward 2
  • Ernest Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • Nelson Armstrong - Ward 3
  • James Hammond - Ward 4
  • Alexander Stevenson - Ward 4

1895 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • Harry (Henry) Sellers - Ward 1
  • Robert James Armstrong - Ward 2
  • Charles William Jarvis - Ward 2
  • Samuel Crawford Young - Ward 3
  • Richard Robert Reaveley - Ward 3
  • James Hammond - Ward 4
  • George Cleaver - Ward 4

1896 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • John Murie - Ward 1
  • William McCall - Ward 1
  • Robert James Armstrong - Ward 2
  • Charles William Jarvis - Ward 2
  • Nelson Armstrong - Ward 3
  • William Henry Newsome - Ward 3
  • James Hammond - Ward 4
  • Alexander Stevenson - Ward 4

1897 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • Richard Robert Reaveley - Ward 2
  • Arthur Henry Brown - Ward 2
  • Nelson Armstrong - Ward 3
  • Sherman Stevens - Ward 3
  • James Hammond - Ward 4 - Resigned
  • John Kirby Ollis - Ward 4
  • George Benson Smith - Ward 4 - Replaced John Hammond May 10, 1897

1898 - Mayor John McKellar

Members of Council:

  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • James Hudson Boyes - Ward 1
  • William Frederick Hogarth - Ward 2
  • Robert James Armstrong - Ward 2
  • John Morton - Ward 3
  • Sherman Stevens - Ward 3
  • James Hammond - Ward 4
  • George Cleaver - Ward 4
  • George Benson Smith - Ward 4

 

1899 - Mayor Charles William Jarvis

Members of Council:

  • James Hume Perry - Ward 1
  • Robert Allison - Ward 1
  • John Cooper - Ward 2
  • Arthur Henry Brown - Ward 2 - Resigned April 4, 1899
  • John Morton - Ward 3
  • Jeremiah Travis Campbell - Ward 4
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4 - Replaced Brown on May 1, 1899

1900 - Mayor Charles William Jarvis

Members of Council:

  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • William Newcombe - Ward 1 - Resigned March 20 to run for Town Clerk but was defeated
  • James Hume Perry - Ward 2
  • John Morton - Ward 2
  • Donald McKellar - Ward 3
  • William Henry Newsome - Ward 3
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4
  • George Benson Smith - Ward 4

1901 - Mayor William Frederick Hogarth

Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1 - Resigned after his election
  • John Muire - Ward 1
  • Angus McDonald - Ward 1 - Replaced Hartley
  • Clarence Hugh Jackson - Ward 2
  • Joshua Dyke - Ward 2
  • Hugh Carson - Ward 3 - Resigned
  • Donald McKellar - Ward 3
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4
  • George Benson Smith - Ward 4

1902 - Mayor Joshua Dyke

Members of Council:

  • Angus McDonald - Ward 1
  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • Clarence Hugh Jackson - Ward 2
  • George Waverley Brown - Ward 2
  • Donald Campbell Graham - Ward 3
  • Donald McKellar - Ward 3
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4
  • John Kirby Ollis - Ward 4

1903 - Mayor Joshua Dyke

Members of Council:

  • John Cooper - Ward 1
  • Peter Gray - Ward 1
  • Clarence Hugh Jackson - Ward 2
  • Louis Lawrence Peltier - Ward 2
  • Ernest Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • Donald McKellar - Ward 3
  • John Kirby Ollis - Ward 4
  • Augustus Henry Wilson - Ward 4

1904 - Mayor Clarence Hugh Jackson

Members of Council:

  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • William Newcombe - Ward 1
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 2
  • George Wesley Brown - Ward 2
  • Charles William Jarvis - Ward 3
  • Ernest Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • Edward Saunders Rutledge - Ward 4
  • Augustus Henry Wilson - Ward 4

1905 - Mayor Edward Saunders Rutledge

Members of Council:

  • William Newcombe - Ward 1
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 2
  • John King - Ward 2
  • William A. Armstrong - Ward 3
  • Charles William Jarvis Ward 3
  • John Kirby Ollis - Ward 4
  • Augustus Henry Wilson - Ward 4

1906 - Mayor Edward Saunders Rutledge

Members of Council:

  • George Alexander Graham - Ward 1
  • James Murphy - Ward 1
  • James Hume Perry - Ward 2
  • Samuel Crawford Young - Ward 2
  • William A. Armstrong - Ward 3
  • Ernest Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • Dr. William Henry Hamilton - Ward 4
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4

1907 - Mayor James Murphy

Members of Council:

  • George Grant - Ward 1
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • James Hume Perry - Ward 2
  • Joseph Oakley Ward 2
  • Ernest Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • Thomas Dow - Ward 3
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 4
  • Robert Stevely Piper - Ward 4

1908 - Mayor James Murphy

Members of Council:

  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • George Grant - Ward 1
  • Louise Lawrence Peltier - Ward 2
  • John King - Ward 2 - Resigned
  • Joseph Oakley - Ward 2 - Replaced for King
  • Ernest Augustus Morton - Ward 3
  • Thomas Dow - Ward 3
  • Robert Stevely Piper - Ward 4
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 4

1909 - Mayor Louis Lawrence Peltier

Members of Council:

  • George Grant - Ward 1
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • Albert Edward Rutledge - Ward 2
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 2
  • Joseph Oakley - Ward 3 - Resigned on October 12, 1909
  • William K. O'Donnell - Ward 3 - Replaced Oakley on October 23, 1909
  • Samuel Crawford Young - Ward 3
  • Robert Hymers - Ward 4
  • Michael Ferguson - Ward 4

 In April 1909, legislation passed to increase the number of Aldermen in each of the four Fort William wards from two Aldermen to three.

 

1910 City Council - Mayor Louis Lawrence Peltier
Members of Council:

  • William John Huston - Ward 1
  • George A. Grant - Ward 1
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • Thomas Moore Piper - Ward 2
  • Harry Laverty - Ward 2
  • William McCall - Ward 2
  • Dr. William Henry Hamilton - Ward 3
  • William K. O'Donnell - Ward 3
  • Alexander Snelgrove - Ward 3
  • James R. Donald - Ward 4
  • Michael Ferguson - Ward 4
  • George Almas Knowlton - Ward 4

1911 City Council - Mayor Samuel Crawford Young
Members of Council:

  • John Laughton - Ward 1
  • William John Huston - Ward 1
  • John Pelleck - Ward 1
  • William McCall - Ward 2
  • Alfred William Cooper - Ward 2
  • Thomas Moore Piper - Ward 2
  • Dr. William Henry Hamilton - Ward 3
  • Dr. Henry Ernest Paul - Ward 3
  • Alexander Snelgrove - Ward 3
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4
  • George Alsip - Ward 4
  • John Nicholson - Ward 4

1912 City Council - Mayor Samuel Crawford Young*
Members of Council:

  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • Dr. Alexander Dufferin Stewart - Ward 1
  • Thomas Moore Piper - Ward 2
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 2
  • Alfred William Cooper - Ward 2
  • George Alexander Graham - Ward 3 - Resigned and became Mayor on June 6, 1912
  • Alfred Sear - Ward 3 - Replaced Graham on June 28, 1912
  • William K. O'Donnell - Ward 3
  • Dr. Henry Ernest Paul - Ward 3
  • Henry (Harry) Murphy - Ward 4
  • Harry Harkness - Ward 4
  • Robert Thomas McCollum - Ward 4

*Mayor Young resigned May 25, 1912 and was replaced by Mayor George Alexander Graham who was acclaimed on June 6, 1912.

1913 City Council - Mayor George Alexander Graham
Members of Council:

  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • Kustaa E Grandahl - Ward 1
  • Dr. Alexander Dufferin Stewart - Ward 1
  • Thomas Moore Piper - Ward 2
  • George Albert Eoll - Ward 2
  • Dr. Thomas Edgar Dean - Ward 2
  • George Albert Coslett - Ward 3
  • Dr. Robert James Marion - Ward 3
  • Dr. Henry Ernest Paul - Ward 3
  • Henry (Harry) Murphy - Ward 4
  • Robert Thomas McCollum - Ward 4
  • George Alsip - Ward 4

1914 City Council - Mayor Samuel Crawford Young
Members of Council:

  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • William McCall - Ward 1
  • John Richard Pattison - Ward 1
  • George Albert Eoll - Ward 2
  • Dr. Marshall Blanchard Dean - Ward 2
  • William K O'Donnell - Ward 2
  • Dr. Robert James Marion - Ward 3
  • Daniel Richmond Byers - Ward 3 - Replacement for Hamilton
  • George Albert Coslett - Ward 3
  • William John Hamilton - Ward 3 - Disqualified
  • Henry (Harry) Murphy - Ward 4
  • Samuel Dominic Cashmore - Ward 4
  • Issac Hunter - Ward 4

1915 City Council - Mayor Samuel Crawford Young
Members of Council:

  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • John Richard Pattison - Ward 1
  • William McCall - Ward 1
  • George Henry Matthews - Ward 2
  • George Albert Eoll - Ward 2
  • Douglas Kerr - Ward 2
  • Henry (Harry) Murphy - Ward 3
  • Alexander Snelgrove - Ward 3
  • Daniel Richmond Byers - Ward 3
  • Samuel Dominic Cashmore - Ward 4
  • Jackson Blake Hardy - Ward 4
  • John Alexander McClure - Ward 4

1916 City Council - Mayor Henry (Harry) Murphy
Members of Council:

  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • John Richard Pattison - Ward 1
  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • George Henry Matthews - Ward 2
  • Alexander Snelgrove - Ward 2
  • Henry (Harry) Murphy - Ward 2
  • Roderick John Brynes - Ward 3
  • John Josiah Wells - Ward 3
  • Gaylen Rupert Duncan - Ward 3
  • Robert Stevely Piper - Ward 4
  • Jackson Blake Hardy - Ward 4
  • John Alexander McClure - Ward 4

1917 City Council - Mayor Henry (Harry) Murphy
Members of Council:

  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • John Richard Pattison - Ward 1
  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • George Henry Matthews - Ward 2
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • Alexander Snelgrove - Ward 2
  • Gaylen Rupert Duncan - Ward 3
  • John J. Flannigan - Ward 3
  • John King - Ward 3
  • Sidney M. Barabe - Ward 4
  • Jackson Blake Hardy - Ward 4
  • Robert Stevely Piper - Ward 4

1918 City Council - Mayor Henry (Harry) Murphy
Members of Council:

  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • Emilio Marino - Ward 1
  • John J. Flannigan - Ward 1
  • George Henry Matthews - Ward 2
  • John George Mcdonald - Ward 2
  • John Harvey Cameron - Ward 2
  • Duncan Alexander Gordon - Ward 3
  • John Frederick O'Brien - Ward 3 - Acclaimed - January 23, 1918
  • Alexander Charles Stewart - Ward 3 - Resigned January 14
  • Newton Edmeston - Ward 4
  • Jackson Blake Hardy - Ward 4
  • Sidney M. Barabe - Ward 4
  • John Baconsfield Evans - Ward 4

1919 City Council - Mayor Louis Lawrence Peltier
Members of Council:

  • William John Huston - Ward 1
  • George A. Grant - Ward 1
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 1
  • Thomas Moore Piper - Ward
  • Harry Laverty - Ward 2
  • William McCall - Ward 2
  • Dr. William Henry Hamilton - Ward 3
  • William K. O'Donnell - Ward 3
  • Alexander Snelgrove - Ward 3
  • James R. Donald - Ward 4
  • Michael Ferguson - Ward 4
  • George Almas Knowlton - Ward 4

 

1920 City Council - Mayor Albert Hugh Dennis
Members of Council:

  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • John Firth - Ward 1 - Resigned October 26, 1920
  • Thomas Leo Manion - Ward 1 - Resigned May 11, 1920
  • Samuel Phillips Speed - Ward 1 - Replaced Manion on June 9, 1920; Resigned October 14, 1920
  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1 - Elected November 15, 1920 at by-election
  • John Richard Pattison - Ward 1 - Elected November 15, 1920 at by-election
  • John Harvey Cameron - Ward 2 - Died July 11, 1920
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • Samuel Jacob Robb - Ward 2 - Replaced Cameron on July 26, 1920
  • Joseph Edmund Crawford - Ward 2
  • Duncan Alexander Gordon - Ward 3 - Died October 31, 1920
  • John Frederick O'Brien - Ward 3 - Resigned October 25, 1920
  • Newton Edmeston - Ward 3
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 3 - Replaced O'Brien on November 8, 1920
  • Fred Evan Moore - Ward 4
  • Clarence Herbert Moore - Ward 4
  • John Walter Looney - Ward 4

1921 City Council - Mayor Albert Hugh Dennis
Members of Council:

  • Edward Clement Smith - Ward 1
  • Arthur Cunningham - Ward 1
  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • James Tonkin - Ward 2
  • Joseph Edmund Crawford - Ward 2
  • Charles Birkett - Ward 2 - Resigned on April 21, 1921
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 2 - Replaced Birkett on May 11, 1921
  • Clement Edward Chapple - Ward 3
  • Newton Edmeston - Ward 3
  • John Reid Gillespie - Ward 3
  • John Walter Looney - Ward 4
  • Clarence Herbert Moors - Ward 4
  • Franklin Harford Spence - Ward 4

1922 City Council - Mayor Newton Edmeston
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • William Kelso - Ward 1
  • Emilio Marino - Ward 1
  • Clement Edward Chapple - Ward 2
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 2
  • Josias Edgar Rutledge - Ward 2 - Resigned on March 28, 1922
  • Joseph Edmund Crawford - Ward 2 - Replaced Rutledge on April 11, 1922
  • John Reid Gillespie - Ward 3
  • Alfred Sear - Ward 3
  • Nathaniel Bascome Darrell - Ward 3
  • Clarence Herbert Moors - Ward 4
  • John Walter Looney - Ward 4
  • Franklin Harford Spence - Ward 4

1923 City Council - Mayor Newton Edmeston
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • William Kelso - Ward 1
  • Herbert Wesley Woodward Martin - Ward 1
  • Joseph Edmund Crawford - Ward 2
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 2
  • Clement Edward Chapple - Ward 2
  • John Reid Gillespie - Ward 3
  • Alfred Sear - Ward 3
  • Nathaniel Bascome Darrell - Ward 3
  • Franklin Harford Spence - Ward 4
  • John Walter Looney - Ward 4
  • Clarence Herbert Moors - Ward 4

1924 City Council - Mayor Newton Edmeston
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • William Kelso - Ward 1
  • Herbert Wesley Woodward Martin - Ward 1
  • Clement Edward Chapple - Ward 2
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 2
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • John Reid Gillespie - Ward 3
  • Nathaniel Bascome Darrell - Ward 3
  • Eugene Grimes Murphy - Ward 3
  • John Walter Looney - Ward 4
  • Adrian Burston Evans - Ward 4
  • Emil Anderson - Ward 4

1925 City Council - Mayor Newton Edmeston
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • James Alexander MacLeod - Ward 1
  • Robinson (Robert) Sutherland - Ward 2
  • William Tabor Rankin - Ward 2
  • Nathaniel Bascome Darrell - Ward 2
  • Eugene Grimes Murphy - Ward 3
  • Alfred Sear - Ward 3
  • Clarence Herbert Moors - Ward 4
  • Emil Anderson - Ward 4
  • Ellesworth Clyde Schoales - Ward 4

1926 City Council - Mayor Joseph Edmund Crawford
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • James Alexander MacLeod - Ward 1
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • Dr. Crawford Campbell McCullough - Ward 2
  • Harvey Russell - Ward 2
  • Joseph McInnes Ross - Ward 3
  • Alfred Sear - Ward 3
  • Eugene Grimes Murphy - Ward 3
  • John Walter Looney - Ward 4
  • Ellesworth Clyde Schoales - Ward 4
  • Emil Anderson - Ward 4

1927 City Council - Mayor Joseph Edmund Crawford
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1
  • James Alexander MacLeod - Ward 1
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • Robinson (Robert) Sutherland - Ward 2
  • Harvey Russell - Ward 2
  • Nathaniel Bascome Darrell - Ward 3
  • Alfred Sear - Ward 3
  • Eugene Grimes Murphy - Ward 3
  • Ellesworth Clyde Schoales - Ward 4
  • Arthur William Gough - Ward 4
  • Emil Anderson - Ward 4

1928 City Council - Mayor Joseph Edmund Crawford
Members of Council:

  • Gilbert Hartley - Ward 1
  • Albert Hugh Dennis - Ward 1 - Died on April 20, 1928
  • John Richard Pattison - Ward 1
  • Duncan MacNichol - Ward 1 - Replaced Dennis in Early May
  • Harvey Russell - Ward 2
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • Robinson (Robert) Sutherland - Ward 2
  • Eugene Grimes Murphy - Ward 3
  • Nathaniel Bascome Darrell - Ward 3
  • Joseph McInnes Ross - Ward 3
  • Arthur William Gough - Ward 4
  • Ellesworth Clyde Schoales - Ward 4
  • Emil Anderson - Ward 4

1929 City Council - Mayor Nathaniel Bascome Darrell
Members of Council:

  • Duncan MacNichol - Ward 1
  • Alexander Kenneth Cruickshanks - Ward 1
  • John Joseph McDonald - Ward 1
  • Charles White Wilson - Ward 2
  • Ira Northrup Gerry - Ward 2
  • John George Macdonald - Ward 2
  • Joseph McInnes Ross - Ward 3
  • George Patrick Smith - Ward 3
  • Robert Barclay Pow - Ward 3
  • James John Henley - Ward 4
  • Fred Evan Moore - Ward 4
  • Arthur William Gough - Ward 4

 

1930 City Council - Mayor Nathaniel Bascome Darrell

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
Duncan McNichol Ward 1 -
Alexander Kenneth Cruickshanks Ward 1 - 
John Joseph McDonald Ward 1 - 
John George Macdonald Ward 2 - 
Ira Northup Gerry Ward 2 - 
Charles White Wilson Ward 2 - 
Eugene Grimes Murphy Ward 3 - 
Joseph McInnes Ross Ward 3 - 
Robert Barclay Pow Ward 3 - 
James John Heney Ward 4 - 
Fred Evan Moore Ward 4 - 
Ellesworth Clyde Schoales Ward 4 - 

1931 City Council - Mayor Eugene Grimes Murphy

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
John Joseph MacDonald  Ward 1 -

Alexander Kenneth Cruickshanks

  Ward 1 - 
Walter Polhill  Ward 1 - 
John George Macdonald  Ward 2 - 
Ira Northup Gerry  Ward 2 - 
Edward Saunders Rutledge  Ward 2 - 
Robert Barclay Pow  Ward 3 - 
Harry Faulkner  Ward 3 - 
Victor Wolever Maclean  Ward 3 - 
Fred Evan Moore

 Ward 4

 - 
James John Heney  Ward 4 - 
Ellesworth Clyde Schoales  Ward 4 - 

1932 City Council - Mayor Eugene Grimes Murphy

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
Alexander Kenneth Cruickshanks  Ward 1 -
James Cardinal  Ward 1 - 
John Joseph McDonald  Ward 1 - 
Robinson 'Robert' Sutherland  Ward 2 - 
John George Macdonald  Ward 2 - 
Ira Northup Gerry  Ward 2 - 
Robert Barclay Pow  Ward 3 - 
Harry Faulkner  Ward 3 - 
Victor Wolever Maclean  Ward 3 - 
James John Heney  Ward 4 - 
Fred Evan Moore  Ward 4 - 
James Henry Gallinger  Ward 4 - 

1933 City Council - Mayor Robert Barclay Pow

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
John Joseph McDonald  Ward 1 -
Alexander Kenneth Cruickshanks  Ward 1 Resigned on July 11, 1932 and died August 30, 1932
Frank Charry  Ward 1 Replaced Cruickshanks on July 13, 1932
James Cardinal  Ward 1 - 
John Edwin Arnold  Ward 2 - 
Ira Northup Gerry  Ward 2 - 
John George Macdonald  Ward 2 - 
Harry Faulkner  Ward 3 - 
James Albert Speers  Ward 3 - 
John Joseph Flanagan  Ward 3 - 
Franklin L. Cunningham  Ward 4 - 
James Henry Gollinger  Ward 4 - 
Fred Evan Moore  Ward 4 - 

1934 City Council - Mayor Robert Barclay Pow

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
John Joseph McDonald  Ward 1 -
Frank Charry  Ward 1 - 
William Murray Grant  Ward 1 - 
John Edwin Arnold  Ward 2 - 
Ira Northup Gerry  Ward 2 - 
John George Macdonald  Ward 2 - 
James Albert Spears  Ward 3 - 
Nathaniel Bascome Darrell  Ward 3 - 
Chisholm Mackenzie Ross  Ward 3 - 
Franklin L. Cunningham  Ward 4 - 
John Walter Looney  Ward 4 - 
William Howard  Ward 4 - 

1935 City Council - Mayor Robert Barclay Pow

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
Frank Charry  Ward 1 -
William Murray Grant  Ward 1 - 

Robert Miller Walker

  Ward 1 - 
John Edwin Arnold  Ward 2 - 
William Hunter Skene  Ward 2 - 
John George Macdonald  Ward 2 - 
James Albert Speers  Ward 3 - 
Chisholm Mackenzie Ross  Ward 3 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman  Ward 3 - 
Garfield Anderson  Ward 4 - 
William Howard  Ward 4 - 
Frank L. Cunningham  Ward 4 - 

1936 City Council - Mayor Robert Barclay Pow

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
Frank Charry  Ward 1 -
Robert Miller Walker  Ward 1 - 
Alfred Batters  Ward 1 - 
John Oliver Booth  Ward 2 -
George Albert Eoll  Ward 2 - 
William Hunter Skene  Ward 2 - 
Chisholm Mackenzie Ross  Ward 3 - 
James Labert Speers  Ward 3 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman  Ward 3 - 
Thomas Robert Ross  Ward 4 - 
James Henry Gollinger  Ward 4 - 
William Howard  Ward 4 - 

1937 City Council - Mayor Benjamin Charles Hardiman, M.D.

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
 Frank Charry  Ward 1 -
 Robert Miller Walker  Ward 1 - 
 Alfred Batters  Ward 1 - 
 John Oliver Booth  Ward 2 - 
 William Hunter Skene  Ward 2 - 
 George Albert Eoll  Ward 2 - 
 Robert Barclay Pow  Ward 3 - 
 Sigurd Snoree Orstad  Ward 3 - 
 Frank Smith Williams  Ward 3 - 
 William Howard  Ward 4 - 
 John Action Gurney  Ward 4 - 

1938 City Council - Mayor Chisholm Mackenzie Ross

 

Councillors Wards Notes of Interest
 Frank Charry  Ward 1 -
 Alfred Batters  Ward 1 - 
 John Joseph Spooner  Ward 1 - 
 John Oliver Booth  Ward 2 - 
 George Albert Eoll  Ward 2 - 
 Melville Moss Bryan  Ward 2 - 
 Robert Barclay Pow  Ward 3 - 
 Sigurd Snorre Orstad  Ward 3 - 
 Frank Smith Williams  Ward 3 - 
 John Acton Gurney  Ward 4 - 
 Garfield Anderson  Ward 4 - 
 James John Heney  Ward 4 - 

1939 City Council - Mayor Chisholm Mackenzie Ross

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Robert Barclay Pow 2 years to December 1940 -
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1940 - 
Robert Carson 2 years to December 1940 - 
Cecil Rae Strachan 2 years to December 1940 - 
Garfield Anderson 2 years to December 1940 - 
Melville Moss Bryan 2 years to December 1940 - 
John Oliver Booth 1 year to December 1939 - 
Charles White Wilson 1 year to December 1939 - 
James John Heney 1 year to December 1939 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 1 year to December 1939 - 
John Joseph Spooner 1 year to December 1939 - 
John Acton Gurney 1 year to December 1939 - 

 

 1940 City Council - Mayor Chisholm Mackenzie Ross

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman  2 years to December 1941 -
John Oliver Booth  2 years to December 1941 - 
Hubert Badanai  2 years to December 1941 - 
Frank Charry  2 years to December 1941 - 
James John Heney  2 years to December 1941 - 
Charles White Wilson  2 years to December 1941 - 
Robert Barclay Pow  2 years to December 1940 - 
Alfred Batters  2 years to December 1940 - 
Cecil Rae Strachan  2 years to December 1940 - 
Robert Carson  2 years to December 1940 - 
Garfield Anderson  2 years to December 1940 - 
Melville Moss Bryan  2 years to December 1940 - 

 *One year remaining of a two-year term.

 

1941 City Council - Mayor Chisholm Mackenzie Ross

 

Councillors  Length of Term Notes of interest 
Garfield Anderson  2 years to December 1942 -
Alfred Batters  2 years to December 1942 - 
Robert Carson  2 years to December 1942 - 
John Joseph Spooner  2 years to December 1942 - 
Cecil Rae Strachan  2 years to December 1942 - 
William Thombur  2 years to December 1942 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman  2 years to December 1941 - 
John Oliver Booth  2 years to December 1941 - 
Hubert Badanai  2 years to December 1941 - 
Frank Charry  2 years to December 1941 - 
James John Heney  2 years to December 1941 - 
Charles White Wilson  2 years to December 1941 - 

*Re-elected for a two year trem

 

1943 City Council - Mayor Chisholm Mackenzie Ross

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1943 -
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1943 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1943 - 
Frank Charry 2 years to December 1943 - 
Franklin L. Cunningham 2 years to December 1943 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1943 - 
Garfield Anderson 2 years to December 1942 - 
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1942 - 
Robert Carson 2 years to December 1942 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1942 - 
Cecil Rae Strachan 2 years to December 1942 - 
William Thombur 2 years to December 1942 - 

* One year remaining of a two-year term.

 

1943 City Council - Mayor Garfield Anderson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Robert Carson 2 years to December 1944 -
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1944 - 
John Currie 2 years to December 1944 - 
John Edmund Fryer 2 years to December 1944 - 
Wilfrid Laurier Rutledge 2 years to December 1944 - 
William Harrison Thumb 2 years to December 1944 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1943 - 
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1943 - 
Frank Charry 2 years to December 1943 Died on August 17, 1943
Franklin L. Cunningham 2 years to December 1943 -
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1943 - 
Edward Jackson Riley 2 years to December 1943 Replaced Charry on September 14, 1943
Brien O'Brien 2 years to December 1943 Replaced Booth who ran for Mayor

*Two-year term

 

1944 City Council - Mayor Garfield Anderson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1945 -
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1945 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1945 - 
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1945 - 
Edward Jackson Riley 2 years to December 1945 - 
Fraklin L. Cunningham 2 years to December 1945 - 
Robert Carson 2 years to December 1944 Died November 26, 1944
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1944 -
John Currie 2 years to December 1944 - 
John Edmund Fryer 2 years to December 1944 - 
Wilfrid Laurier Rutledge 2 years to December 1944 - 
William Harrison Thombur 2 years to December 1944 - 

*One year remaining of two-year term

 

1945 City Council - Mayor Garfield Anderson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Wilfrid Laurier Rutledge 2 years to December 1946 -
William Harrison Thombur 2 years to December 1946 - 
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1946 - 
Brien O'Brien 2 years to December 1946 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1946 - 
George Albert Eoll 2 years to December 1946 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1945 - 
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1945 - 
Edward Jackson Riley 2 years to December 1945 - 
Franklin L. Cunningham 2 years to December 1945 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1945 Resigned to run for Mayor but was unsuccessful
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1945 Resigned to run for Mayor but was unsuccessful
Harold Lovelady 2 years to December 1945 Replaced Anderson
John Currie 2 years to December 1945 Replaced Hardiman

*Two-year term

 

1946 City Council - Mayor Garfield Anderson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1947 -
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1947 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1947 - 
Wilfrid Carson McKenzie 2 years to December 1947 - 
Harold Lovelady 2 years to December 1947 - 
Franklin L. Cunningham 2 years to December 1947 - 
Wilfrid Laurier Rutledge 2 years to December 1946 - 
William Harrison Thombur 2 years to December 1946 - 
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1946 - 
Brien O'Brien 2 years to December 1946 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1946 - 
George Albery Eoll 2 years to December 1946 - 

*One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1947 City Council - Mayor Garfield Anderson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1948 -
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1948 - 
Brien O'Brien 2 years to December 1948 - 
George Albert Eoll 2 years to December 1948 - 
William Harrison Thombur 2 years to December 1948 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1948 - 
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1947 - 
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1947 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1947 - 
Harold Lovelady 2 years to December 1947 - 
Franklin L. Cunningham 2 years to December 1947 - 
Wilfrid Carson McKenzie 2 years to December 1947 Resigned
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1947 Replaced McKenzie on April 8, 1947

* Two-year term

 

1948 City Council - Mayor Garfield Anderson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Hubert Badanai 2 years to December 1949 -
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1949 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1949 - 
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1949 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1949 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1949 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1948 - 
William Harrison Thombur 2 years to December 1948 - 
George Albert Eoll 2 years to December 1948 - 
Brien O'Brien 2 years to December 1948 - 
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1948 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1948 - 

*One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1949 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillor Length of Term Notes of Interest
John Boyle Chapple 2 years to December 1950 -
George William Burney 2 years to December 1950 - 
Thomas Frederick Thornes 2 years to December 1950 - 
Wilfrid Joseph Weiler 2 years to December 1950 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1950 - 
Victor Wolever Maclean 2 years to December 1950 - 
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1949 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1949 - 
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1949 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1949 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1949 Elected for one year
Alfred Batters 2 years to December 1949 Elected for one year

*Two-year term

 

 1950 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1951 -
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1951 - 
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1951 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1951 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1951 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1951 - 
John Boyle Chapple 2 years to December 1950 - 
George Williams Burney 2 years to December 1950 - 
Thomas Frederick Thornes 2 years to December 1950 - 
Wilfrid Joseph Weiler 2 years to December 1950 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1950 - 
Victor Wolever Maclean 2 years to December 1950 - 

 *One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1951 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Lenth of Term Notes of Interest
George William Burney 2 years to December 1952 -
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1952 - 
Victor Wolever Maclean 2 years to December 1952 - 
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1952 - 
Robert Kerr Dewar 2 years to December 1952 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1952 - 
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1951 - 
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1951 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1951 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1951 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1951 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1951 - 

 *Two-year term

 

1951 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Edward Gordon Carson 2 years to December 1953 -
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1953 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1953 - 
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1953 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1953 - 
George Albert Eoll 2 years to December 1953 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1952 - 
Victor Wolever Maclean 2 years to December 1952 - 
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1952 - 
Robert Kerr Dewar 2 years to December 1952 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1952 - 
George William Burney 2 years to December 1952 Resigned September 1952
James Vincent Colosimo 2 years to December 1952 Replaced Burney on October 4, 1952

*One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1953 City Council - Mayor Edward Gordon Carson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1954 -
Albert Frederick Hawkins 2 years to December 1954 - 
John Edward Young 2 years to December 1954 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1954 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1954 - 
Robert Kerr Dewar 2 years to December 1954 - 
James Vincent Colosimo 2 years to December 1953 Replaced Carson who was elected Mayor
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1953 -
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1953 - 
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1953 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1953 - 
George Albert Eoll 2 years to December 1953 - 

*Two-year term

 

1954 City Council - Mayor Edward Gordon Carson

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1955 -
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1955 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1955 - 
James Vincent Colosimo 2 years to December 1955 - 
Catherine Seppala 2 years to December 1955 - 
Catherine D. Bishop 2 years to December 1955 - 
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1954 - 
Albert Frederick Hawkins 2 years to December 1954 - 
John Edward Young 2 years to December 1954 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1954 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1954 - 
Robert Kerr Dewar 2 years to December 1954 - 

*One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1955 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1956 -
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1956 - 
Albert Frederick Hawkins 2 years to December 1956 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1956 - 
John Edward Young 2 years to December 1956 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1956 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1955 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1955 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1955 - 
James Vincent Colosimo 2 years to December 1955 - 
Catherine Seppala 2 years to December 1955 - 
Catherine D. Bishop 2 years to December 1955 - 

*Two-year term

 

1956 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Catherine Seppala 2 years to December 1957 -
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1957 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1957 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1957 - 
Catherine D. Bishop 2 years to December 1957 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1957 - 
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1956 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1956 - 
Robert Kerr Dewar 2 years to December 1956 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1956 - 
John Edward Young 2 years to December 1956 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1956 - 

*One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1957 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1958 -
Dorothy Mary Pickup 2 years to December 1958 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1958 - 
James Vincent Colosimo 2 years to December 1958 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1958 - 
Alexander John Pupeza 2 years to December 1958 - 
Catherine Seppala 2 years to December 1957 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1957 - 
John Joseph Spooner 2 years to December 1957 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1957 - 
Catherine D. Bishop 2 years to December 1957 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1957 - 

*Two-year term

 

1958 City Council - Mayor Hubert Badanai

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Catherine Seppala 2 years to December 1959 -
Thomas Herbert Carroll 2 years to December 1959 - 
Gordon Percival Dalzell 2 years to December 1959 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1959 - 
Rev. Albert Norman Day 2 years to December 1959 - 
Catherine D. Bishop 2 years to December 1959 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1958 - 
Dorothy May Pickup 2 years to December 1958 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1958 - 
James Vincent Colosimo 2 years to December 1958 - 
Dr. Benjamin Charles Hardiman 2 years to December 1958 - 
Alexander John Pupeza 2 years to December 1958 - 

*One year remaining of a two-year term

 

1959 City Council - Mayor Catherine Seppala

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1960 -
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1960 - 
Ernest Henry Reed 2 years to December 1960 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1960 - 
Clarence Herbert Moors 2 years to December 1960 - 
John Edward Young 2 years to December 1960 Resigned on February 17, 1959
Alexander John Pupeza 2 years to December 1959 Replaced Young
James Vincent Colosimo 1 year to December 1960 Replaced Seppala who was elected Mayor
Thomas Herbert Carroll 2 years to December 1959 -
Gordon Percival Dalzell 2 years to December 1959 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1959 - 
Rev. Albert Norman Day 2 years to December 1959 - 
Catherine D. Bishop 2 years to December 1959 - 

*Two-year term

 

 1960 City Council - Mayor Catherine Seppala

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
Thomas Herbert Carroll 2 years to December 1961 -
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1961 - 
Rev. Albert Norman Day 2 years to December 1961 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1961 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1961 - 
Frank A. Fairchild 2 years to December 1961 Resigned in February 1960
Wilfrid Carson McKenzie 2 years to December 1961 Replaced Fairchild on February 8, 1960
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1960 -
Richard Alexander Morgan 2 years to December 1960 - 
Alexander John Pupeza 2 years to December 1960 - 
Ernest Henry Reed 2 years to December 1960 - 
Clarence Herbert Moors 2 years to December 1960 - 
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1960 Replaced Seppala as Mayor in September
Michael Chicorli September 13 - December 31, 1960 Replaced Booth who became Mayor

 *One year remaining of a two-year term, resigned September 1969. Replaced by Mayor John Oliver Booth on December 31, 1969.

 

1961 City Council - Mayor Ernest Henry Reed

 

Councillors Length of Term Notes of Interest
John Oliver Booth 2 years to December 1962 -
Stephen Walter Lukinuk 2 years to December 1962 - 
Alexander Anderson 2 years to December 1962 - 
Edwin John Littleford 2 years to December 1962 - 
Walter Melund Assef 2 years to December 1962 - 
Michael Chicorli 2 years to December 1962 - 
Thomas Herbert Carroll 2 years to December 1961 - 
William Henry Spicer 2 years to December 1961 - 
Rev. Albert Norman Day 2 years to December 1961 - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick 2 years to December 1961 - 
William Carson McKenzie 2 years to December 1961 - 
Frank Williams 2 years to December 1961 - 

*Two-year term

1962 Passed a motion that all would be elected for two-year term in the same cycle. Mayor Reed and six Alderman resigned in order to enable this.

 

1962-63 City Council - Mayor Ernest Henry Reed

 

Councillors Notes of Interest
Alexander Anderson -
Walter Melund Assef - 
John Oliver Booth - 
Thomas Herbert Carroll - 
Edward Gordon Carson - 
Hugh John Cook - 
Rev. Albert Norman Day - 
Michael Patrick Hennessy - 
Hubert Milman Limbrick - 
Edwin John Littleford - 
Stephen Walter Lukniuk - 
William Henry Spicer - 

 

1964-65 City Council - Mayor Ernest Henry Reed

 

Councillors Notes of Interest
Hubert Milman Limbrick -
Thomas Herbert Carroll - 
Walter Melund Assef - 
William Henry Spicer - 
Alexander Anderson - 
Hugh John Cook - 
Roderick Philpot - 
Michael Patrick Hennessy - 
Robert Gordon Wilson - 
Robert James McCranor - 
William Arthur Nealin - 
Frank Williams Died August 6, 1964
Michael Chicorli Replaced Williams

 

1966-67 City Council - Mayor Ernest Henry Reed

 

Alexander Anderson -
Walter Melund Assef - 
Lawrence M. Baarts - 
Thomas Herbert Carroll - 
Michael Chicorli - 
Hugh John Cook - 
Michael Patrick Hennessy - 
James Hugh Jessiman - 
Ronald Henry Knight - 
Harold Lockwood - 
Robert James McCranor - 
William Arthur Nealin - 

 

1968-69 City Council - Mayor Ernest Henry Reed

 

Councillors Notes of Interest
Donald George Leonard Aedy -
Alexander Anderson - 
Walter Melund Assef - 
Lawrence M. Baarts - 
Wallace Edward Bryan - 
Michael Chicorli - 
Michael Patrick Hennessy - 
Hugh John Cook - 
Harold Lockwood - 
Grace Ann Remus - 
Arthur William Widnall - 

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