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List Of Mayors Of Thunder Bay
This is a list of mayors of Thunder Bay and the former cities of Port Arthur and Fort William. Thunder Bay was incorporated in 1970, amalgamating the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William. Mayors of Thunder Bay (since 1970) * Saul Laskin (1970–1972) * Walter Assef (1973–1978) and (1981–1985) * Dusty Miller (1978–1980) *Jack Masters (1986–1991) * David Hamilton (1992–1997) *Ken Boshcoff (1997–2003) * Lynn Peterson (2003–November 30, 2010) * Keith Hobbs (December 1, 2010 – December 4, 2018) *Bill Mauro (December 4, 2018 - 2022) *Ken Boshcoff (2022-present)Logan Turner"Ken Boshcoff is once again Thunder Bay's mayor, and he's got a lot of challenges ahead" CBC News Thunder Bay, October 25, 2022. Pre-Amalgamation Mayors of Port Arthur (1884-1969) From the incorporation of Port Arthur in May 1884 to December 1969. * Thomas Marks (1884) * James Conmee (1885) * George Hugh Macdonell (1886–1888) and (1900) * Thomas Ambrose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population is 108,843 according to the 2021 Canadian Census. Located on Lake Superior, the census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 123,258 and consists of the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Oliver Paipoonge and Neebing, Ontario, Neebing, the townships of Shuniah, Conmee, Ontario, Conmee, O'Connor, Ontario, O'Connor, and Gillies, Ontario, Gillies, and the Fort William First Nation. European settlement in the region began in the late 17th century with a French fur trading outpost on the banks of the Kaministiquia River.Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Thomas Marks
George Thomas Marks (August 31, 1856 – May 21, 1907) was a businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada. He was mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario (later Thunder Bay) from 1893 to 1899. He was born in Bruce Mines, Canada West, the son of George Marks and Mary Traynor, and was educated at Trinity College School in Port Hope. In 1873, he settled in Prince Arthur's Landing (later Port Arthur). He worked in various companies owned by his uncle Thomas Marks, before becoming a partner in Thomas Marks and Company in 1884. Marks was married twice: to Jennie Laird in 1881 and to Mary Elizabeth Rowan in 1898. Marks was treasurer and councillor for Shuniah and then served on Port Arthur town council from 1885 to 1887. He established a municipal electric-lighting plant and helped consolidate town debt associated with earlier public works projects. He also supported a power generation plan for the Kaministiquia River and helped promote the Ontario and Rainy River Railway. In 1894, he becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pow
Robert Barclay "Bart" Pow (July 7, 1883 – April 25, 1958) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Fort William from 1933 to 1936. He was born in Emerson, Manitoba and was educated in Manitoba. He began work at the Northern Elevator Company in Emerson and moved to Fort William in 1908, continuing to work with grain elevator companies. He was promoted to superintendent, then manager and finally director. Pow was named to the team that represented the Manitoba Curling Association at the 1932 Winter Olympics. That year, curling was a demonstration sport. Pow was second for the team which took first place in the event. The Manitoba team was undefeated, winning all four of its games at the Olympics. In 2004, the team was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Pow served six years on the Fort William public school board. He was a member of Fort William council from 1929 to 1932 and 1937 to 1940. He ran for mayor again in 1941, losing to Chisholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Edmund Crawford
Joseph Edmund Crawford (December 2, 1877 – October 9, 1964) was an Ontario chartered accountant and political figure. He represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1937 as a Liberal member. Early life He was born in Invermay, Bruce County, Ontario, the son of Robert Crawford. In 1909, he married Jessie C. Baker. After moving to Fort William, he lived for many years at 136 North Franklin Street in Fort William, nearby his sister Martha at 191 East Francis. Political career He served on Fort William city council and was mayor from 1926 to 1928. Crawford was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1929, but took 41% of the vote. He served on the Board of Education and was director of the local YMCA. He was president of the local Chamber of Commerce and vice-president of the Fort William Red Cross Society The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Dyke
Reverend Joshua Dyke (September 15, 1849 – August 11, 1934) was an English-born Methodist minister, business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Fort William from 1902 to 1903. He was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire and came to Canada in 1871. Dyke founded Wesley Methodist Church (later Wesley United Church) in Fort William in 1890. After beginning to lose his voice, Dyke left his post as a minister and became involved in business. He was a real estate and insurance agent. He also owned the Dyke Block, a commercial building, in Fort William. Dyke supported a publicly funded streetcar system for Port Arthur and Fort William since private sources of funding were not interested in the project. During his time as mayor, a municipal telephone system was established and Vickers Park was donated to the town. Also, the first Fort William town hall was destroyed by fire. Dyke submitted his name for the 1909 mayoral election but was forced to withdraw aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Jarvis
Charles William Jarvis (March 18, 1866 – July 15, 1932) was an Ontario banker and politician. Jarvis was the second mayor of the town of Fort William from 1899 to 1900, succeeding John McKellar. He represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1919 as a Conservative member. He was born in St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, the son of Henry Fitzgerald Jarvis and grandson of Edward James Jarvis, the first chief justice for Prince Edward Island. His brother Ernest Frederick Jarvis became assistant deputy minister of Militia during World War I. In 1892, he married Maria Louise Powley. He served as secretary for the Fort William Board of Trade and was chairman of the joint board responsible for governing the Port Arthur and Fort William Street Railway. He also served as the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKellar
John McKellar (June 10, 1833 – February 3, 1900) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He was the first mayor of Fort William, Ontario (later part of Thunder Bay), serving from 1892 to 1898. He was born in Mosa Township, London District, Upper Canada, the son of Duncan McKellar and Margaret Brodie, both immigrants from Scotland, and was schooled at home. The family moved to Ontonagon County in 1855 but left Michigan at the start of the American Civil War. McKellar and his brothers Peter and Donald laid claim to a number of mining properties north of Lake Superior; the profitable mines were generally sold to American interests. With the aid of his cousin Archibald McKellar Archibald McKellar (3 February 1816 – 11 February 1894) was briefly leader of Canada's Ontario Liberal Party from 1867 to 1868 and, unofficially, the first Leader of the Opposition in Ontario's new provincial legislature (though he was ..., he received a land grant on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunice Wishart
Eunice Marian Wishart.jpg Eunice Wishart (8 October 1898 – 14 November 1982) was the first female alderman and the first female mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario, serving 1956-1958 as mayor, and 1948-1952, 1954-1955, Nov 15-Dec 1960 as alderman. Born Eunice Marian Knight in Utica, New York, she was one of three children born to journalist Edwin Knight and his wife Maria Porter. Her mother died in 1900 and her father in 1904, so she was adopted by her father's sister, Anna Knight, Mrs William Sidney Beaver, whose husband was Port Arthur's postmaster. Another aunt Martha Knight was married to Port Arthur's police chief, Richard Nichols.F. Brent Scollie, Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors 1873-1945 (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), 48-49, "William Sidney Beaver" She married John Alexander Wishart 1 January 1922 at Port Arthur, and was often referred to as Mrs J.A. Wishart. Politically Mrs Wishart was an active member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Eunice Wishart mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Oliver Robinson
Frederick Oliver Robinson (August 2, 1903 – June 26, 1969) was an Ontario machinist and political figure. He represented Port Arthur in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from August 1943 to November 1951 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member. Background He was born in Port Arthur, Ontario, the son of William James Robinson, and was educated there. He married Jean Thelma McArthur on December 27, 1934. Robinson also served on the local Board of Education. Politics He was elected to the Ontario legislature in 1943 in the riding of Port Arthur. He defeated the Conservative incumbent C.W. Cox. He was re-elected in twice before being defeated by George Wardrope in 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United .... He was mayor of Port Arthur from 1949 to 1951 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Winnans Cox
Charles Winnans Cox (July 7, 1882 - March 28, 1958) was a politician and timber contractor in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Port Arthur from 1934 to 1943 and the riding of Fort William from 1948 to 1951. He was a member of Mitchell Hepburn's cabinet from 1936 to 1937. He also served as mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario from 1934 to 1948 and again in 1952. Background He was born on a farm in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario and worked as a farm and ranch hand near Nanton, Alberta. In about 1908 he moved to Port Arthur, Ontario. He became one of the largest timber contractors in the Thunder Bay region, then branched into general contracting. Politics He was elected as a councillor of Port Arthur in 1932, and became mayor in 1934. He served as mayor until 1948, being re-elected for 15 years. A supporter of the Conservative Party while they were in power, he sought the Liberal nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Blanchard (architect)
George Blanchard (March 3, 1891 – July 19, 1978) was an English-born architect and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Port Arthur in 1933. He was born in Kingston-upon-Hull and came to Canada in 1903. Blanchard trained as an architect's assistant in Regina and then worked as a draftsman for the Saskatchewan Department of Public Works. From 1912 to 1915, he was chief assistant to Walter William LaChance in Saskatoon. Blanchard next worked for C. D. Howe & Company and came to Port Arthur in 1917 to supervise the construction of several grain elevators; in 1920, he took over William Hood's architectural business. He designed a number of prominent public and commercial buildings in the area. From 1952 to 1961, he was resident architect in Northwestern Ontario for the Ontario government. Blanchard served on Port Arthur council from 1931 to 1932. He was defeated by Charles Cox when he ran for reelection as mayor in 1934, gathering 2,008 votes to Cox's 2,957. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James White Crooks
James White Crooks (February 3, 1866 – September 4, 1944) was a pharmacist, business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Port Arthur from 1924 to 1925. He was born in Woodstock, Ontario and was educated at the Ontario College of Pharmacy. He lived for a short time in West Duluth, Minnesota before moving to Port Arthur in 1886. He opened a drug store in 1891 and went into partnership with Thomas Smellie in 1895. By 1909, he was sole owner of several drug stores in Port Arthur and Fort William. Crooks retired from business in 1935; the pharmacy remained in the family until 1986, when it was purchased by Shoppers Drug Mart. An earlier attempt by Shoppers to purchase the company in 1979 had been turned down by the Canadian Foreign Investment Review Agency The Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA) was established by the Canadian Parliament in 1973 to ensure that the foreign acquisition and establishment of businesses in Canada was beneficial to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
