This is a list of reeves and mayors of Scarborough, Ontario. The

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of Scarborough was created in 1850. The head of the local government was a reeve until the incorporation of Scarborough as a

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in 1967, at which point the head of the local government was styled as

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and continued after becoming a

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in 1983. Since 1998, Scarborough has been a community within the city of

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, and the head of the local government is the

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Township Reeves

*1850 : Peter Secor - former postmaster and associated with

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*1851 - 1853 : John P. Wheler *1854 : John Torrance - surveyor and owner of several farms near McCowan Road and Eglinton Avenue East *1855 - 1864 : John P. Wheler - second term *1865 : Donald G. Stephenson - farmer *1866 : Thomas Brown *1867 - 1870 : George Chester *1871 - 1875 : John P. Wheler - third term *1876 : George Chester - second term *1877 - 1880: Donald G. Stephenson - second term *1881 - 1894 : John Richardson *1895 : James Chester *1896 - 1901 : Lyman Kennedy *1902 - 1907 : Alfred Young *1908 - 1912 : William D. Annis *1913 - 1919 : James George Cornell - related to earlier settler William Cornell *1920 - 1921 : James T. Stewart *1922 : E.M. Croker *1923 - 1925 : Robert McCowan *1926 : T.E. Allen *1927 : George Moore *1928 - 1931 : George Burnfield Little *1932 : F.L. Barchard *1933 - 1934 : T.H. Sanders *1935 : George Moore *1936 - 1938 : B.J. Wheeler *1939 - 1945 : Burton L. Clutterbuck *1946 : Allan P. Wheler *1947 : R.H. Palmer *1948 - 1955 :

Oliver E. Crockford Oliver E. Crockford (1893 - 28 March 1986) was the Reeve (Canada), reeve of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, from 1948 until 1956, and gained the nickname "Mr. Scarborough" during his tenure. He is credited with the industrial development of Scarboro ...

- helped develop the

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, and Scarborough General Hospital. *1956 : Augustus (Gus) Harris - served later as mayor *1957 - 1967 : Albert Campbell - later Metro Chairman.

Borough Mayors

After 1967, the title of reeve of the Township of Scarborough was changed to the Mayor of the Borough of Scarborough: *1967 - 1969 : Albert Campbell - resigned to become

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. *1969 - 1972 : Robert W. White - in office for construction of

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and

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."R.W. White was ex-mayor of Scarborough", Toronto Star (1971-2009); Toronto, Ontario oronto, Ontario8 Jan 1985: A17. "No conflict, White declares", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont7 Sep 1972: 5 "Scarborough gets Robert White as successor to Mayor Campbell", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont4 Oct 1969: 5. "'Semi-swinger' Robert White succeeds Campbell as Scarborough mayor", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario oronto, Ontario4 Oct 1969: 6. "BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE: Scarborough called Metro's last development frontier", Belford, Terrence. The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont4 Mar 1972: B7 "Limousine no issue, but Mayor White's Halifax flight is something else", Coleman, Thomas. The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont8 Nov 1972: 4. "Voted out: it's always hard to explain", Baker, Alden. The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont0 Oct 1978: 4. "No conflict, White declares", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont7 Sep 1972: 5 "Council wrangle annoys Godfrey: O'Donohue, 2 ex-mayors get conservation posts", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont0 Jan 1974: 5 *1973 - 1978 :

Paul Cosgrove Paul James Cosgrove, (born December 30, 1934), is a former Canadian jurist as well as a former politician. Cosgrove is, as of , the last surviving mayor of the former city of Scarborough. Political career A lawyer by profession, Cosgrove ente ...

- resigned to become a Liberal MP. Later served as a federal cabinet minister and a judge. *1978 : Ken Morrish - interim *1979 - 1983 :

Gus Harris Augustus Vincent Patrick Harris (July 1908 – February 20, 2000) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was the mayor of Scarborough, Ontario from 1978 to 1988. Although he was a relatively conservative, ...

- had previously served as reeve in the 1950s.

City Mayors

Scarborough became a city in 1983 with the former mayor of the borough becoming mayor of the city. After 1998, the Mayor of Scarborough ceased to exist and was replaced by the

. *1983 - 1988 :

*1988 - 1994 :

Joyce Trimmer Joyce Trimmer (November 10, 1927 – May 17, 2008) was a Canadian politician. She was the first woman mayor of Scarborough, Ontario. Born in London, England, Trimmer emigrated to Toronto with her husband Douglas in 1954, where they settled ...

- first woman elected mayor. *1994 - 1998 :

Frank Faubert Frank J. Faubert (April 25, 1931 – June 20, 1999) was a Canadian provincial and municipal politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990, and was the final Mayor of Scarborough ...

- had previously served as an MPP in the provincial legislature.

Board of Control

Scarborough had a Board of Control from

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until it was abolished with the 1988 election and replaced by directly elected Metro Councillors. The Board of Control consisted of four Controllers elected at large and the mayor and served as the executive committee of Scarborough Council. Controllers concurrently sat on

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Names in

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indicate Controllers that were or became Mayor of Scarborough in other years. X = elected as Controller
A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy M = sitting as Mayor

From 1966 to abolition

References

* ''A History of Scarborough'', ed. Robert R. Bonis (1965)

External links

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Reeves and Mayors of Scarborough

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