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List Of Mayors Of Waterloo, Ontario
This is list of reeves and mayors of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Waterloo was incorporated as a village in 1857, became a town in 1876, and a city in 1948. Village of Waterloo Reeves: *Moses Springer, 1857–1862 *Daniel Snyder, 1862 *John Hoffman, 1863–1866 *Moses Springer, 1867–1869 * George Randall, 1870–1872 *Moses Springer, 1873–1876 Town of Waterloo *Moses Springer, 1876–1877 * George Randall, 1878 * Christian Kumpf, 1879–1880 *Benjamin Devitt, 1881–1883 * George Moore, 1884 * William Snider, 1885–1886 *Jacob Conrad, 1887 *Christian Kumpf, 1888–1889 *George Moore, 1890 *William Snider, 1891–1892 *Walter Wells, 1893 *Robert Y. Fish, 1894 * Simon Snyder, 1895–1897 *Jeremiah B. Hughes, 1898 *George Diebel, 1899–1900 *David Bean, 1901–1903 *Jacob Uffelmann, 1904–1905 * Edward F. Seagram, 1906–1907 *John Fischer, 1908 *Andrew Weidenhammer, 1909 *Levi Graybill, 1910–1911 *John B. Fischer, 1912–1913 *John R. Kaufman, 1914–1915 *Dr. William L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Snyder (mayor)
Simon Snyder (March 31, 1846 – 1902) was a business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Waterloo from 1895 to 1897. Born in Bloomingdale, Canada West, he began work as a store clerk in Conestogo. Snyder studied at a business college in Toronto and then apprenticed with a Waterloo druggist, later buying the drug store with partner Moses Springer Moses Springer (August 24, 1824 – September 5, 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure who became the first mayor of Waterloo, Ontario. He also represented Waterloo North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal membe ... in 1868. In 1873, he became sole owner. In 1889, he was one of the funding directors of the Dominion Life Assurance Company. Around 1889, Snyder purchased a furniture business in partnership with Henry Roos. They also acquired the Schaefer-Killer Furniture Company and then, in 1900, amalgamated both stores with Canada Furniture Manufacturers Limited. In 1902, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy McCabe
Dorothy McCabe (born c. 1969) is a Canadian politician. She has served as the mayor of Waterloo, Ontario since 2022. As mayor, she also serves on Waterloo Regional Council. Early life McCabe is originally from Arthur, Ontario. She is the daughter of Terry McCabe and Stella Mulhall. McCabe attended Wilfrid Laurier University where she received a bachelor's degree in Communications and History. While attending Laurier, she was a member of the Laurier Golden Hawks varsity women's basketball team. In 2015, she received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Western Ontario. Early career She worked in the office of Liberal MPP John Milloy from 2003 to 2010, served as chief of staff to mayor of Kitchener Carl Zehr from 2010 to 2015, and in the office of Liberal MPP Daiene Vernile in 2016. As Zehr's chief of staff, she worked on trying to bring two-way all-day GO Trains to the region. She worked as a senior executive for KidsAbility from 2016 to 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Jaworsky
David Jaworsky (born 1964) is a Canadian politician and former BlackBerry executive. He was the mayor of Waterloo, Ontario from 2014 to 2022. As mayor, he also served on Waterloo Regional Council. Career In 1988, Jaworsky received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo. In 2011, he graduated from the INSEAD International Executive Program. After graduating from Waterloo, Jaworsky stayed in the city, first working for IBM. He worked as the global leader of corporate social responsibility at BlackBerry The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus ''Rubus'' in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus ''Rubus'', and hybrids between the subgenera ''Rubus'' and ''Idaeobatus''. The taxonomy of ..., and served on the Boards of the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, Communitech and the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. He lost his job at BlackBerry in 2012 due to "corporate re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Halloran
Brenda Halloran is a former mayor of Waterloo, Ontario. She was first elected in the 2006 municipal election, defeating incumbent mayor Herb Epp and former mayor Brian Turnbull. She was re-elected in 2010. Personal Halloran was born in Hamilton, Ontario to James 'Jim' (July 6, 1929 - April 21, 2005) and Doreen Halloran, as the first of three children. Her two younger brothers Michael and Jeffrey are an engineer and a small business owner respectively. The family settled in Waterloo in 1964, three years after the youngest son, Jeffrey, was born. Halloran graduated from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, then studied nursing at Conestoga College (RN 1976) Prior to her election to the mayoralty, Halloran worked as a dispute resolution advisor and mediator for the Canada Revenue Agency from 1990 to 2006. Halloran returned to Waterloo in 1990 after living in Toronto and Florida during her earlier nursing career.< Halloran also took courses at |
Lynne Woolstencroft
Lynne Elizabeth Woolstencroft (September 23, 1943 – May 13, 2013) was a Canadian politician and former mayor of Waterloo, Ontario. Life and career Woolstencroft was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She held a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Calgary and a Master of Arts from Central Michigan University. She was married to Peter Woolstencroft, a university administrator and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. She taught a wide range of classes, from advanced Shakespeare classes in high schools to basic literacy and life skills courses for adult learners. In addition to a long-term teaching career at Conestoga College in Waterloo Region, she taught courses on environment issues and problem-solving at the University of Waterloo. She received many awards for her political and community service, most notably the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Jack Young Civic Award, Waterloo Region's highest recognition for civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Carroll
Marjorie Carroll (née Monk) was a former nurse and politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as the first female, and longest-serving mayor of Waterloo from 1977 to 1988. Biography Carroll was born October 8, 1932, in Bruce County, Ontario. She grew up on a farm near Elmwood, Ontario. She was educated at the Kitchener-Waterloo School of Nursing and studied public health nursing at the University of Western Ontario. She worked as a nurse in Toronto, where she met her husband, Glenn Carroll, with whom she had two daughters. Carroll worked on campaigns for the federal and provincial Progressive Conservatives. She was elected to Waterloo city council in 1974. She was appointed mayor in 1977 by the council after Herb Epp resigned to enter provincial politics. She was elected by acclamation three more times. Carroll lost to Brian Turnbull when she ran for reelection in 1988. Carroll's 11-year term marks her as the city's longest-serving mayor. Following her political career, Carroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Epp
Herbert Arnold Epp (August 31, 1934 – February 25, 2013) was a politician from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1977 to 1990 and was a former three-term mayor of the City of Waterloo. Background Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Ontario, Epp studied political science and history and received his BA degree from Waterloo Lutheran University in 1961. He went on to receive a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto in 1972. Epp worked as a teacher and guidance counsellor for fifteen years with the Waterloo County Board of Education and worked occasionally as a supply teacher after finishing his career in provincial politics. Along with teaching, Epp sold real estate starting in 1978 and maintained his realty licence through his 13 years at Queen's Park. During his absence from politics from 1990 to 2003, Epp returned to real estate and was an associate broker for ReMax Realty in Waterloo. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Hilliard
Wilfred L Hilliard (1896 – 1965) was a Canadian actuary and politician in Ontario. He served as mayor of Waterloo from 1947 to 1948. He was the son of Doctor William L. Hilliard, an earlier mayor, and the grandson of Thomas Hilliard, founder of the Dominion Life Assurance Company (later Manulife Financial). He served overseas during World War I and, on his return, worked for Dominion Life Assurance for 40 years. He was a member of the provincial championship lawn bowling team in 1950. Hilliard served on Waterloo council from 1933 to 1934 and from 1943 to 1946. During his term as mayor, the Waterloo Memorial Arena The Waterloo Memorial Arena was an arena located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1947 and primarily used by the Waterloo Siskins junior B hockey team, although it was also once briefly home to the Waterloo Hurricanes major junior team ... was opened and Waterloo achieved city status. He was reelected to serve as the city's first mayor in 1948. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Heer
Albert R. Heer (January 28, 1891 – 1972) was a building contractor and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Waterloo from 1944 to 1946. Heer was born in Petersburg, Ontario and was educated in Woolwich and in Waterloo. He first worked as a carpenter and set up a contracting business when he moved to Waterloo. Heer served in the army during World War I. He was a member of Waterloo council from 1931 to 1938, ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1939 and then served on Waterloo council from 1941 to 1943 and again from 1949 to 1950. When he was elected mayor, Heer sold his business to focus on his job as mayor. During his time on council, Heer strongly opposed the introduction of Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typicall .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Dietrich
Louis Frederick Dietrich (September 13, 1868 – June 11, 1947) was an automobile dealer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Waterloo from 1929 to 1930. Life and career Dietrich was born to German-Canadian parents Gregor Dietrich (1842—1906) and Emelia Doll (1843—1913) in St. Agatha. Around 1888, he apprenticed as a blacksmith in Baden and set up shop in his hometown in 1892. In 1893, he became a dealer for John Deere farm implements. In 1909, he moved to Waterloo and, two years later, he became a dealer for International Harvester. In 1915, he became a dealer for the Ford Motor Company. The following year, Dietrich became a Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ... franchisee. He served on Waterloo council from 1922 to 1928. During h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Weichel
William George "Billy" Weichel (July 20, 1870 – May 2, 1949) was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Waterloo North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative member and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1929. Biography He was born in Elmira, Ontario, the son of Michael Weichel, who came to Canada from Hesse, Germany, and Margaret Schmidt. Weichel was educated in Elmira and Berlin (later Kitchener). He worked eight years as a clerk in his father's hardware store before becoming a salesman for a saw manufacturer in Galt. In 1896, Weichel opened a hardware store with other members of his family in Waterloo, later becoming sole owner. Weichel was also director for several insurance companies. In 1898, he married Jessie Rose Kinsman.''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1925'', EJ Chambers He defeated William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
