William Peyton Hubbard (January 27, 1842 – April 30, 1935), a

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for his oratory; he was one of the first politicians of

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elected to office in

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Early life

Hubbard was born in a cabin in what were then the outskirts of Toronto, in a rural area called "the Bush" near the intersection of what are now

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and Bathurst Street. His parents were refugee American slaves who had escaped their plantation in

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and reached

in 1840 via the

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.http://www.thegridto.com/city/places/ghost-city-660-broadview-ave/ Raised a devout

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, Hubbard was trained as a

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at the

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. He invented and patented a successful commercial baker's oven, the Hubbard Portable. By his thirties, he had married Julia Luckett. After having worked 16 years as a baker, he joined his uncle's horse-drawn livery

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service. According to what may be an apocryphal story, one winter night, he rescued another cab and its occupant, newspaper publisher

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, from drowning in the

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. A grateful Brown hired Hubbard as his driver. Hubbard himself, however, said that he was not present at the accident but that the incident upset Brown so much that Hubbard agreed to become Brown's driver as a favour to his brother, who operated the livery service that Brown used. Regardless of which version is correct, Brown and Hubbard became friends and the publisher later encouraged Hubbard to seek public office."Historicist: Public History and William Peyton Hubbard"
''The Torontoist'', February 14, 2009 His lifelong friend was

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, Canada's first black physician.

City politics

Hubbard first sought public office in 1893 at the age of 51, running in Toronto's Ward 4, where he lost by 7 votes. Encouraged, he ran again in Ward 4 in 1894 and was elected to represent the quiet, tree-lined ward of grand homes; it was one of the wealthiest and whitest wards in the city (encompassing an area between University Avenue and Bathurst Street). He was elected to city council a total of 15 times in his career. A reformer armed with a sharp wit and a powerful oratory skills, which earned him the nickname "Old

", Hubbard was known for his strong sense of public duty. He made his name fighting for public ownership of Toronto's water and hydroelectric supplies. Hubbard was appointed to the

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, the city's powerful executive body, in 1898 and agitated to have the body directly elected by the people. He won election to the body in the first citywide election in 1904, the first and only person of colour to win a citywide election in Toronto's history. Hubbard topped the polls in the election to the Board in 1906; as vice-chairman of the board, he served as acting mayor on occasions when the mayor was absent. He was re-elected in 1907 but defeated in 1908, and again in the

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and

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municipal elections. Despite being a city official, Hubbard needed to obtain a letter from Mayor

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vouching for his character when travelling to

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for a business meeting in 1906. Hubbard gained passage of almost 100 initiatives in his years on council. He advocated improved

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and opposed its privatization, sought roads, and the authority to enact local improvement bylaws. He also fought for the creation of

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. He also opposed various forms of discrimination. In 1896, he defended the small Chinese community against unfair taxes meant to discourage Chinese-operated hand laundries. He also presented a petition to City Council calling for an end to "attacks on the Jewish religion" by anti-Semitic street preachers. Hubbard joined with Sir

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to advocate a publicly owned

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utility system in the province and led efforts to create the publicly owned Toronto Hydro-Electric System. He was opposed in this campaign by some businessmen who wanted a private system, leading to his defeat in 1908, his first loss at the polls in 24 years. He was appointed

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for York County in May 1908. Hubbard returned to city council in the 1913 election, this time representing Ward 1 which included the Riverdale neighbourhood. He retired at the end of his one-year term due to his wife's ill health. Hubbard served on the board of the

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, an institution which provided relief for the poor, for four decades.

Retirement and death

Hubbard retired to the Riverdale area of the city, building a home on

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near

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. He lived there until his death from a stroke at the age of 93. Coincidentally the alderman, dubbed the ''Grand Old Man'' by Toronto press in his political days, and serving well into his 90s, was quite literally the oldest man in the city for a short period before his death. Flags at

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, and other public buildings in the city flew at half-mast to mark his death. He is buried in the

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. His son Frederick Langdon Hubbard was chairman of the

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from 1929 to 1930 and married Grace (Abbot) Hubbard, the daughter of

Honours

William Peyton Hubbard historical plaque photo by Djuradj Vujcic

*Hubbard's portrait hangs in the office of the

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. *The City of Toronto's William Peyton Hubbard Award For Race Relations was established in 1989 and is awarded annually. Recipients have included

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, QC,

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, Dub Poet

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, and former Ontario cabinet minister

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. *The William Peyton Hubbard Memorial Award is a scholarship established in 2000 and funded by

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which is awarded annually to two black students studying power industry-related disciplines at a recognized Ontario post-secondary institution. The award includes an offer of a work term or summer employment at Hydro One. *A historical plaque commemorating Hubbard is located in front of his former home at 660 Broadview Avenue; it is now named Hubbard House and houses several classrooms for the

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. *Hubbard Park, located at 562 Gerrard Street, at Broadview Avenue was opened in 2016 in a ceremony in front of an audience that included 16 of Hubbard's descendants. The park, located not far from Hubbard's long-time home on Broadview Avenue, was created after the closure of the

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when the land in front of the restored building was landscaped as part of the expansion of

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Cultural depictions

Hubbard was portrayed in Season 9, Episode 13 ("Colour Blinded") of the Canadian mystery series ''

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'' by the actor Rothaford Gray. In the episode, he comes to the defence of an innocent black man, who has been racially profiled by the Toronto police. He made a repeat appearance in Season 9 Episode 16, March 7, 2016 ("Bloody Hell"). Hubbard was also portrayed in Season 3, Episode 8 ("Ward of the Roses") of the Canadian mystery series ''

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'' by the actor Neville Edwards.

Biography

A biography, ''Against All Odds'', was published in 1986 and written by his great-grandson Stephen L. Hubbard.

Electoral history

Toronto Board of Control (top 4 candidates elected)

The

was

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beginning in 1904. Previously, the body had been appointed by Toronto City Council from amongst its members. Hubbard had been appointed in 1898 and 1901. ;

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

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- 12,294 : John F. Loudon - 11,121 :William Peyton Hubbard - 8,950 :

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- 8,923 :William Burns - 8,641 :James Russell Lovett Starr - 8,639 : Joseph Oliver - 8,598 : John Shaw - 7,184 ;

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

(incumbent) - 13,032 : J.J. Ward - 12,993 :William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 12,880 : John Shaw - 12,436 :J.R.L Starr - 9,823 : Joseph Oliver - 8,141 : Thomas Foster - 6,395 :G.R. Ramsden - 5,839 :Frank Moses - 5,048 :A.R. Denison - 4,925 :Edward Hanlan - 2,178 ;

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

:William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 14,081 : S. Alfred Jones - 14,039 : J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 13,770 : John Shaw (incumbent) - 12,524 :Hastings - 11,308 ;

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...

: J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 9,362 : William Spence Harrison - 9,054 :

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- 8,639 :William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 8,483 :Robert Fleming - 7,077 : S. Alfred Jones (incumbent) - 6,710 : John Shaw (incumbent) - 6,465 :John Dunn - 5,038 :Davies - 1,390 :Joel Marvin Briggs - 496 ;

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

(incumbent) - 16,844 :

- 11,512 : William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 10,312 : J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 10,075 :William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 9,203 : John Shaw - 6,385 :Robert Fleming - 5,640 :Oliver Sheppard - 5,099 :John Dunn - 4,434 : John Enoch Thompson - 1,291 :James Lindala - 1,220 :Hugh MacMath - 1,013 :Robert Buist Noble - 745 :James O'Hara - 367 :Joel Marvin Briggs - 232 ;

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- 19,027 :

(incumbent) - 17,380 : J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,782 : William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 13,509 :

(incumbent) - 12,933 :William Peyton Hubbard - 11,275 :Hales - 8,171 :Robert Buist Noble - 1,287 :James O'Hara - 779 ;

- 13,879 : J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 13,401 :

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- 12,657 : Thomas Foster - 10,841 : William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 9,946 :William Peyton Hubbard - 9,498 :Mark Bredin - 8,708 :James Henry McGhie - 7,511 :James Hales - 5,852 :Albert Chamberlain - 2,730

Alderman

;

1893 Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – Th ...

;Fourth Ward :William Carlyle (incumbent) - 2,292 :William Burns (incumbent) - 2,266 :James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,966 :George Verral (incumbent) - 1,634 :Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,626 :A.F. Jury - 1,316 (top 4 candidates elected) ;

1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

;Fourth Ward :William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011 :Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993 :James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600 :James Crane - 1,458 :George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381 :W.G. Harris - 1,123 :John McCaffrey - 1,014 :M. B. Alison - 986 :Alex R. Williamson - 960 :John Ward - 511 :John Dill - 340 ;

1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...

;Fourth Ward :William Burns (incumbent) - 2,217 :Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,213 :James Crane (incumbent) - 1,839 :James Jolliffe (incumbent) -1,189 :B. Alison - 1,084 :George Verral - 979 :A.F. Jury - 903 :Thompson Porter - 795 :Alex R. Williamson - 697 :George Williams - 512 :Henry Cohen - 353 ;

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...

;Fourth Ward :William Burns (incumbent) - 2,356 :Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,058 :James Crane (incumbent) - 1,835 :James Jolliffe (incumbent) -1,448 :John McCaffrey - 1,093 :John Lester - 583 :Robert P. Hall - 485 :Frank Sexton -283 ;

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

;Fourth Ward :Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,798 :Wm. Burns (incumbent) - 2,621 :James Crane (incumbent) - 1,777 :William Carlyle - 1,543 :James Jolliffe (incumbent) -1,354 :H.E. Trent - 1,291 :F.W. Unitt - 1,221 :J.E. Verral - 941 :Robert P. Hall - 536 :James Langdon - 340 :D.H. Watt - 89 ;

1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

;Fourth Ward :Wm. Burns (incumbent) - 2,226 :Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,161 :James Crane (incumbent) - 1,888 :

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- 1,595 :H.E. Trent - 1,300 :

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- 1,264 :William Carlyle (incumbent) - 1,093 :James Jolliffe - 838 :W.G McWilliams -835 :Robert P. Hall - 323 :George McKibbon - 279 ::At the first city council meeting following the election, Hubbard was one of three aldermen chosen to sit on the

; 1899 ;Fourth Ward :Wm. Burns (incumbent) - 2,870 :James Crane (incumbent) - 2,818 :

(incumbent) - 2,373 :Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,318 :

- 2,288 :S.W. Burns - 2,057 :H.W. Paull - 1,016 :Thomas Roberts - 238 ;

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

;Fourth Ward :

- 3,098 :Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,674 :James Crane (incumbent) - 2,601 :Wm. Burns (incumbent) - 2,495HOLDS THE SEAT: Re-count in Fourth Ward in Favor of Aid. Wm. Burns Mayor Inquires Into Complaints Against officials-- New Sureties Offered, ''The Globe'' (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont5 Jan 1900: 5. :Stephen W. Burns - 2,476 :

(incumbent) - 1,345 :Thomas Roberts - 384 ;

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

;Fourth Ward ( Spadina) :

- 3,191 :William Burns (incumbent) - 2,680 :William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,673 :James Crane (incumbent) - 2,500 :Alex R. Williamson - 1,688 :Samuel Platt - 740 ::At the first city council meeting following the election, Hubbard was one of four aldermen chosen to sit on the

;

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

;Fourth Ward ( Spadina) :

- 3,280 :William Burns (incumbent) -2,803 :James Crane (incumbent) - 2,709 :William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,496 :Alex R. Williamson - 1,830 :Edmund Schilling - 254 ;

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

;Fourth Ward ( Spadina) :William Burns (incumbent) -2,770 :William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,585 :Dr. William S. Harrison - 2,582 :Stephen Wellesley Burns - 2,469 :Alex R. Williamson - 1,731 :Lieut-Col. Norman F. Paterson - 1,535 :Edmund Schilling - 258 ;

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

;Ward 1 ( Riverdale) :

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- 4,030 : Albert Edwin Walton - 3,789 :William Peyton Hubbard - 3,611 : William John Saunderson (incumbent) - 1,935 :William Edward Orr - 1,209 :Frank Britton - 602 (top 3 candidates elected)

References

External links

Backgrounder
for Award named in his honour *
March 2011 Toronto Star article on William Hubbard by Mark Maloney

(Fonds 1328) at th
City of Toronto Archives
*Photographs of the Hubbard family can be found as part of th
Anderson Ruffin Abbott archival fonds
at th
Toronto Reference Library, Baldwin Collection of Canadiana Manuscripts
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