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Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between To ...

. {, class=wikitable ! In Office ! Mayor ! Born/Died ! width=50% , Notes , - valign=top , 1838 , Thomas Kirkpatrick , (1805-1870) , First mayor after Kingston becomes Town. First member of parliament for Frontenac. , - , 1839 , Henry Cassaday , (1797-1839) , Died in office. , - , 1839-1840 , James Sampson , (1789-1861) , , - , 1841-1843 , John Counter , (1799-1862) , , - , 1844 , James Sampson , (1789-1861) , , - , 1844-1845 , Thomas Weeks Robison , (1810-1866) , , - , 1846 , Robert McLean , (1806-?) , Disappeared after being ousted from office due to amalgamation. , - , 1846 , John Counter , (1799-1862) , First mayor after incorporation as city. , - , 1847 , Thomas Kirkpatrick , (1805-1870) , , - , 1848 , William Ford Jr. , (1811-1893) , , - , 1849 , Francis Manning Hill , (1809-1854) , , - , 1850 , John Counter , (1799-1862) , , - , 1851 , Francis Manning Hill , (1809-1854) , , - , 1852-53 , John Counter , (1799-1862) , , - , 1854 , John Flanigan , (1815-1888) , , - , 1855 , John Counter , (1799-1862) , , - , 1855-1856 , Overton Smith Gildersleeve , (1825-1864) , , - , 1857 , George Davidson , (1810-1887) , , - , 1858 , John Flanigan , (1799-1862) , , - , 1859-1860 , Orlando Sampson Strange , (1826-1906) , , - , 1861-62 , Overton Smith Gildersleeve , (1825-1864) , , - , 1863-1865 , John Creighton , (1817-1885) , Elected by acclamation 1864, 1865 , - , 1866-1868 , John Breden , (1801-1893) , , - , 1869-1870 , William Robinson , (1824-1912) , , - , 1871 , Archibald Livingston , (1827-1890) , , - , 1872 , Samuel Trangott Drennan , (1819-1882) , , - , 1873 , Henry Cunningham , (1831-1904) , , - , 1874-1875 , Michael Sullivan , (1838-1915) , , - , 1876 , Byron M. Britton , (1833-1920) , , - , 1877 , John McKelvey , (1837-1927) , , - , 1878 , John McIntyre , (1843-1916) , , - , 1879 , Charles Fuller Gildersleeve , (1833-1906) , Also first president of the

Kingston and Pembroke Railway The Kingston and Pembroke Railway (K&P) was a Canadian railway that operated in eastern Ontario. The railway was seen as a business opportunity which would support the lumber and mining industries, as well as the agricultural economy in eastern On ...

c1871-c1900. , - , 1880 , Robert John Carson , (1846-1935) , , - , 1881 , Edward John Barker Pense , (1848-1910) , Also the owner of the newspaper, the Daily British Whig. , - , 1882 , John Gaskin , (1840-1908) , , - , 1883 , Charles Livingston Sr. , (1825-1888) , , - , 1884 , Dr. James McCammon , (1833-1884) , , - , 1885 , Edward Handley Smythe , (1844-1903) , , - , 1886 ,

John Lanyon Whiting John Lanyon Whiting (February 23, 1851 – September 15, 1922) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston in 1886. The son of Reverend Richard Whiting and Mary Philp, both natives of England, he was born in ...

, (1852-1922) , , - , 1887 , John Carson , (1858-1912) , , - , 1888-1889 , James Duncan Thompson , (1848-1910) , , - , 1890-1891 ,

William Melville Drennan William Melville Drennan (November 15, 1853 – May 28, 1900) was a merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston from 1890 to 1891. The son of Samuel Trangott Drennan, a native of Ireland, he was born in Kingston ...

, (1853-1900) , , - , 1892 , Donald M. McIntyre , (1855-1931) , , - , 1893 , Neil Currie Polson , (1852-1940) , , - , 1894 , Dr. John Herald , (?-1905) , , - , 1895 , Clark William Wright , (1859-1916) , , - , 1896 , Robert Elliott , (1861-?) , , - , 1897 , John S. Skinner , (?-1897) , , - , 1898 , Charles Livingston Jr. , (1857-1931) , Son of Charles Livingston Sr. , - , 1899 , Dr. Edward Ryan , (1860-1938) , , - , 1900 , James Arnott Minnes , (1868-1927) , , - , 1901 , Robert Edwin Kent , (1861-?) , , - , 1902 , John Morgan Shaw , (?-1925) , , - , 1903-1904 , Dr. John Howatt Bell , (1867-1940) , , - , 1905 , Robert Newton Frederick McFarlane , (?-1934) , , - , 1906-1907 ,

John McDonald Mowat John McDonald Mowat (February 17, 1872 – October 7, 1916) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston from 1906 to 1907. Known as Major John, the son of John Bower Mowat and Emma McDonald, he was called ...

, (1873-1916) , Died overseas during World War I. , - , 1908 , Dr.

Arthur Edward Ross Arthur Edward Ross (June 9, 1870 – November 15, 1952) was a Canadian physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1921 and represented Kingston and then Kingston C ...

, (1870-1952) , Represented Kingston as MLA and MP. , - , 1909-1910 , Daniel Couper , (1863-1925) , , - , 1911 , Christopher L. Graham , , , - , 1912 , Franklin John Hoag , (1868-1957) , , - , 1913 , Timothy John Rigney , (1872-1967) , , - , 1914 , Robert D. Sutherland , (1871-1935) , , - , 1915 , Abraham Shaw , (1848-1922) , , - , 1916 , Dr. Alexander White Richardson , (18??-1938) , , - , 1917-1918 , John McKane Hughes , (?-1932) , , - , 1919 , Henry Wallace Newman , (1875-1926) , , - , 1920-1921 , Hugh Collamer Nickle , (1874-1946) , , - , 1922 , Samuel S. Corbet , (1870-1959) , , - , 1923-1926 , Thomas Bryant Angrove , (1869-1903) , , - , 1927 , Havelock Ford Price , (1862-1930) , , - , 1928-1930 , William H. Craig , (1880-1930) , , - , 1931-1932 , George Clark Wright , (1885-1956) , Son of Clark William Wright , - , 1933 , Dr. Bruce Hopkins , (1886-1971) , , - , 1934 , William P. Peters , , , - , 1935 , John Clifford Reynolds , (1897-?) , , - , 1936 , George Hanson , (1862-1938) , , - , 1937 , Charles P. Dalton , , , - , 1938-1943 , Dr. Harry A. Stewart , (1892–1970) , , - , 1944-1945 , Cecil Leroy Boyd , (1889–1954) , , - , 1946-1948 , Major James Stuart Crawford , (1894–1947) , Did not complete last term , - , 1948-1952 , Clifford Austin Curtis , (1899–1981) , , - , 1953-1956 , George Clark Wright , (1885–1956) , Died while completing last term in office. , - , 1956 , Russell E. McCullough , (1906–2000) , , - , 1957-1958 , Frank P. Boyce , (1890–1985) , , - , 1959-1964 ,

William Thomas Mills William Thomas "Bill" Mills (1924 – October 9, 2011) was a business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston from 1959 to 1964. The son of William and Beatrice Mills, he was educated at Queen's University. Mi ...

, (1924–2011) , , - , 1965-1968 , Robert A. Fray , (1909–1993) , , - , 1969-1972 , Ernest Valorie Swain , , , - , 1973-1976 ,

George Nicholas Speal George Nicholas Speal, (1932 – December 27, 2008) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kingston from 1973 to 1976. He was born in Kingston, the son of Greek immigrants, and was educated at Kingston Col ...

, (1932–2008) , , - , 1977-1979 , Ken Keyes , (b.1930) , Represented Kingston as MPP. , - , 1980-1988 ,

John Gerretsen John Philip Gerretsen (born June 9, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands. He ser ...

, (b.1942) , Represented Kingston as MPP. , - , 1988-1993 , Helen Cooper , (b.1946) , Progressive Conservative candidate for the House of Commons in 1997. Chair of the Ontario Municipal Board from 1993 to 1996 , - , 1993-1994 , Ken Matthews , (b.1928) , , - , 1994-2000 , Gary Bennett , (b.date unknown) , Ontario Progressive Conservative Party candidate in Kingston and the Islands for the 2018 and 2022 provincial elections , - , 2000-2003 , Isabel Turner , (1936–2021) , Reeve of Kingston Township for 12 years until it was amalgamated into the City of Kingston in 2000 , - , 2003-2010 , Harvey Rosen , (1949–2022) , After he was mayor, unsuccessfully sought federal and provincial Liberal nominations. , - , 2010-2014 ,

Mark Gerretsen Mark Gerretsen (born June 5, 1975) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election, and re-elected in 2019 and 20 ...

, (b.1975) , Son of former mayor John Gerretsen, Represented Kingston as MP , - , 2014- , Bryan Paterson , (b.1977) ,

References

* Machar, Agnes Maule. ''The Story of Old Kingston'' Musson: Toronto, 1908. pp290–291 * "The Mayors of Kingston since the City's Incorporation 150 Years Ago" ''

Kingston Whig-Standard ''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has ...

'' 28 January 1988 * ''City of Kingston Directories'' 1982-1994
The ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''

''Global News , Paterson replaces out-going Gerretsen as mayor of Kingston''
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