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                    <text>COMPLETE LIST OF MAYORS AND COUNCILLORS&#13;
FOR THE CITY OF WELLAND&#13;
&#13;
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1&#13;
2&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
3&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
4&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
5&#13;
(1 of 5)&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
6&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
Daniel McCaw&#13;
(first reeve of the Village of&#13;
Welland)&#13;
John Baker Hellems&#13;
John Baker Hellems&#13;
Thaddeus W. Hooker&#13;
William Archibald Bald&#13;
Richard Morwood&#13;
William Archibald Bald&#13;
Moses Betts&#13;
Thaddeus W. Hooker&#13;
&#13;
Moses Betts&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected reeve by special vote:&#13;
Moses Betts - 59&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill – 16&#13;
(Andrew Gregory Hill challenged&#13;
legality of Moses Betts original&#13;
election)&#13;
Elected councillor &amp; appointed reeve&#13;
by council&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill – 9 vote majority&#13;
James Bridges&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
Moses Betts – 10 vote majority&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill - 93&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 84&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill - 89&#13;
John Dunigan - 65&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
&#13;
September 27, 1858&#13;
&#13;
1858&#13;
&#13;
William Archibald Bald, Moses Betts, Chester Demare, Nathan Thomas Fitch,&#13;
Adam K. Scholfield&#13;
(Nathan Thomas Fitch resigned at first meeting, and on October 8 th Adam K.&#13;
Scholfield was elected to fill the vacancy)&#13;
&#13;
January 17, 1859&#13;
&#13;
1859&#13;
&#13;
William Archibald Bald, Moses Betts, Daniel McCaw, Adam K. Scholfield&#13;
&#13;
January 16, 1860&#13;
&#13;
1860&#13;
&#13;
William Archibald Bald, Moses Betts, Daniel McCaw, Adam K. Scholfield&#13;
&#13;
January 21, 1861&#13;
&#13;
1861&#13;
&#13;
William Archibald Bald, Moses Betts, Chester Demare, Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
January 20, 1862&#13;
&#13;
1862&#13;
&#13;
Moses Betts, John Dunigan, Thaddeus W. Hooker, Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
January 19, 1863&#13;
&#13;
1863&#13;
&#13;
William Archibald Bald, Moses Betts, John Dunigan, Thaddeus W. Hooker&#13;
&#13;
January 18, 1864&#13;
&#13;
1864&#13;
&#13;
D. Cooper, Thaddeus W. Hooker, Daniel McCaw, Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
January 16, 1865&#13;
&#13;
1865&#13;
&#13;
H. Dunn, Abraham Hendershot, Richard Morwood, Hugh Alexander Rose&#13;
&#13;
January 15, 1866&#13;
&#13;
1866&#13;
&#13;
Andrew H. Crosby, William Nelson Garden, Elias Hoover, Stewart Lamont&#13;
&#13;
1867&#13;
&#13;
William Nelson Garden, Elias Hoover, Daniel McCaw, Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1868&#13;
&#13;
1868&#13;
&#13;
P. Brown, James Griffith, Elias Hoover, Daniel McCaw&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1869&#13;
&#13;
1869&#13;
&#13;
Benjamin Diffin, James Griffith, Samuel Hampton, Robert Lamont&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1870&#13;
&#13;
1870&#13;
&#13;
James Griffith, Abraham Hendershot, J. Lemon, Adam K. VanWyck&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1871&#13;
&#13;
1871&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar, Robert Lamont, Richard Morwood, Oziah H. Rounds&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1872&#13;
&#13;
1872&#13;
&#13;
Samuel Hampton, Abraham Hendershot, Richard Morwood, Oziah H. Rounds&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1867&#13;
&#13;
March 27, 1867&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Thaddeus W. Hooker&#13;
&#13;
7&#13;
(1 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Moses Betts&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Andrew Gregory Hill&#13;
&#13;
Elected reeve by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1873&#13;
&#13;
1873&#13;
&#13;
Thaddeus W. Hooker, Daniel McCaw, Richard Morwood, James Harmon Price&#13;
&#13;
8&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
James Harmon Price&#13;
&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
James Harmon Price- 109&#13;
John Dunigan - 88&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1874&#13;
&#13;
1874&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar, Thomas Cumines, David McEwing, Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
�#&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
James Harmon Price&#13;
&#13;
Elected reeve by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1875&#13;
&#13;
1875&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar, John Dunigan, David McEwing, Adolphus Williams&#13;
&#13;
9&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Abraham Hendershot&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1876&#13;
&#13;
1876&#13;
&#13;
James Griffith, William Hill, William David Jeffrey, Stewart Lamont&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Abraham Hendershot&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1877&#13;
&#13;
1877&#13;
&#13;
Thaddeus W. Hooker, Stewart Lamont, William Page, John J. Sidey&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Abraham Hendershot&#13;
(first mayor of the Town of&#13;
Welland)&#13;
&#13;
10&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Fletcher Swayze&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Fletcher Swayze&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
11&#13;
&#13;
Stewart Lamont&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Fletcher Swayze&#13;
&#13;
12&#13;
&#13;
William David Jeffrey&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
(5 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Richard Morwood&#13;
&#13;
13&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
David Ross&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
David Ross&#13;
&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 146&#13;
John Dunigan - 83&#13;
Elected reeve by vote&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 169&#13;
James Harmon Price - 111&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 157&#13;
John Dunigan - 156&#13;
&#13;
Alexander Asher, William L. Beatty, George H. Burgar, George Cronmiller,&#13;
Samuel Hampton, William David Jeffrey, David A. Johnson, David McConachie,&#13;
William Page, George Stalker, James V. Strawn, James Tuckey&#13;
(Welland is incorporated as a town on January 1 and the number of councillors&#13;
is increased from four to twelve: three each from the town’s four wards)&#13;
William L. Beatty, Edward Box, William Hill, David A. Johnson, Joseph Russell&#13;
McCollum, Richard Morwood, John Frederick Ott, Clayton Johnson Page, Alfred&#13;
Robinson, Charles Stewart, James Tuckey, Frederick O. White&#13;
John Appleyard, Alexander Asher, William L. Beatty, Edward Box, George H.&#13;
Burgar, Robert A. Campbell, Franklin M. Hagar, Harry William Hobson, David A.&#13;
Johnson, Richard Morwood, Alfred Robinson, James Tuckey&#13;
John Appleyard, Edward Box, Marshall S. Bradt, Franklin M. Hagar, Elias Holder,&#13;
Joseph Russell McCollum, John Richardson, Hugh Alexander Rose, David Ross,&#13;
George Stalker, William E. Teskey, Alphonso Elasca White&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1878&#13;
&#13;
1878&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1879&#13;
&#13;
1879&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1880&#13;
&#13;
1880&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1881&#13;
&#13;
1881&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1882&#13;
&#13;
1882&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1883&#13;
&#13;
1883&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1884&#13;
&#13;
1884&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1885&#13;
&#13;
1885&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1886&#13;
&#13;
1886&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1887&#13;
&#13;
1887&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1888&#13;
&#13;
1888&#13;
&#13;
Charles Asher, Harvey L. Beatty, Elias H. Burgar, George H. Burgar, Robert&#13;
Cooper, William Nelson Current, John Franklin Gross, William H. Lowe, John&#13;
McCaw, Richard Morwood, H. Schumacher, Samuel J. Sidey&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1889&#13;
&#13;
1889&#13;
&#13;
Charles Asher, W. Balfour, Harvey L. Beatty, William Jones Best, Elias H. Burgar,&#13;
George H. Burgar, Robert Cooper, William Nelson Current, Delos Daniel Hooker,&#13;
Henry Minnis, Richard Morwood, H. Schumacher&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Fletcher Swayze - 242&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 107&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Fletcher Swayze - 214&#13;
John Dunigan - 92&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Richard Morwood – majority&#13;
Stewart Lamont&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Stewart Lamont - majority&#13;
Richard Morwood&#13;
John Dunigan&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Richard Morwood - 224&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 142&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Fletcher Swayze - 211&#13;
Adolphus Williams - 181&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
William David Jeffrey - 222&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 173&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Richard Morwood - 230&#13;
Adolphus Williams - 167&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Richard Morwood - 218&#13;
John Sullivan - 182&#13;
&#13;
George Cronmiller, James A. Gilchriese, Herbert Griffith, Elias Holder, Michael&#13;
McAuliff, John Richardson, David Ross, Orville E. Rounds, Edward A. Sauter,&#13;
Thomas R. Secord, George Stalker, Marcus Vanderburgh&#13;
John Appleyard, William Bradley Chambers, Richard H. Dyer, James A.&#13;
Gilchriese, James H. Hodges, John Phelps, John Richardson, Alexander&#13;
Robertson, David Ross, Edward A. Sauter, Marcus Vanderburgh, Adam Young&#13;
Harry William Hobson, James H. Hodges, Elias Hoover, Joseph Russell&#13;
McCollum, Henry Minnis, John Phelps, John Richardson, Edward A. Sauter, H.&#13;
Schumacher, William Stanton, Marcus Vanderburgh, Adam Young&#13;
Harvey L. Beatty, James Blackwell, Leslie V. Garner, John Franklin Gross, Elias&#13;
Hoover, Peter McMurray, Henry Minnis, Richard Morwood, John Richardson,&#13;
Edward A. Sauter, George Stalker, Marcus Vanderburgh&#13;
Charles Asher, William Archibald Bald, Robert Cooper, William Nelson Current,&#13;
James H. Hodges, Elias Hoover, John McCaw, Henry Minnis, David Ross, William&#13;
G. Somerville, Marcus Vanderburgh, Adam Young&#13;
Charles Asher, George H. Burgar, Robert Cooper, William Nelson Current, John&#13;
Franklin Gross, James H. Hodges, John McCaw, Henry Minnis, David Ross,&#13;
William G. Somerville, George Stalker, Adam Young&#13;
&#13;
�#&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
David Ross&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
David Ross - 213&#13;
Thomas Francis Brown - 162&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1890&#13;
&#13;
1890&#13;
&#13;
14&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Francis Brown&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Thomas Francis Brown - 229&#13;
Hugh Alexander Rose - 93&#13;
George H. Burgar - 69&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1891&#13;
&#13;
1891&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Francis Brown&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1892&#13;
&#13;
1892&#13;
&#13;
15&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
George H. Burgar - 210&#13;
Thomas Francis Brown - 162&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1893&#13;
&#13;
1893&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1894&#13;
&#13;
1894&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1895&#13;
&#13;
1895&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
George H. Burgar - 159&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 113&#13;
James H. Hodges - 105&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Dr. Sinclair Holden Glasgow - 252&#13;
Abraham Hendershot - 172&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar&#13;
&#13;
16&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Dr. Sinclair Holden&#13;
Glasgow&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Dr. Sinclair Holden Glasgow&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1896&#13;
&#13;
1896&#13;
&#13;
17&#13;
&#13;
Alexander Griffiths&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Alexander Griffiths - 198&#13;
Crowell Hull Reilly - 94&#13;
David McConachie - 60&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1897&#13;
&#13;
1897&#13;
&#13;
18&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Delos Daniel Hooker&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1898&#13;
&#13;
1898&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Delos Daniel Hooker&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1899&#13;
&#13;
1899&#13;
&#13;
19&#13;
&#13;
Joseph Russell McCollum&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1900&#13;
&#13;
1900&#13;
&#13;
Crowell Hull Reilly&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1901&#13;
&#13;
1901&#13;
&#13;
Crowell Hull Reilly&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1902&#13;
&#13;
1902&#13;
&#13;
William Jones Best&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1903&#13;
&#13;
1903&#13;
&#13;
20&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
21&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
Harvey L. Beatty, William Jones Best, George H. Burgar, Robert Cooper, William&#13;
Nelson Current, Delos Daniel Hooker, William H. Lowe, Richard Morwood,&#13;
Crowell Hull Reilly, William L. Rice, Hugh Alexander Rose, Harvey Herkimer&#13;
Shotwell&#13;
William Jones Best, William Nelson Current, Dr. Sinclair Holden Glasgow,&#13;
William H. Lowe, Richard Morwood, Crowell Hull Reilly, John Richardson, David&#13;
Ross, Harvey Herkimer Shotwell, George Stalker, Fletcher Swayze, Allan E.&#13;
Taylor&#13;
William Jones Best, George H. Burgar, Abraham Hendershot, William H. Lowe,&#13;
Richard Morwood, Crowell Hull Reilly, John Richardson, Alexander Robertson,&#13;
David Ross, William G. Somerville, George Stalker, Fletcher Swayze, Allan E.&#13;
Taylor&#13;
(Fletcher Swayze died during the year, and John Richardson was elected to fill&#13;
the vacancy)&#13;
William Jones Best, George H. Burgar, George Cronmiller, John W. Dawdy,&#13;
Richard Morwood, Llewellyn H. Pursel, Crowell Hull Reilly, William L. Rice,&#13;
George Stalker, David Ross, William G. Somerville, George Sutherland, Allan E.&#13;
Taylor&#13;
(Richard Morwood died during the year, and John W. Dawdy was elected to fill&#13;
the vacancy)&#13;
Charles Asher, William Jones Best, James Blackwell, George Cronmiller, John W.&#13;
Dawdy, Delos Daniel Hooker, John Phelps, Llewellyn H. Pursel, Crowell Hull&#13;
Reilly, David Ross, George Stalker, George Sutherland&#13;
Charles Asher, William Jones Best, George H. Burgar, John W. Dawdy, Dr.&#13;
Howell, Llewellyn H. Pursel, Dempsey Robins, David Ross, George Stalker,&#13;
George Sutherland Sr., D. Tufts, Albert Edward Valencourt&#13;
Thomas Blanchard, George H. Burgar, John W. Dawdy, Stewart Lamont, Peter&#13;
McMurray, Dempsey Robins, David Ross, Orville E. Rounds, J.W. Springer,&#13;
George Stalker, D. Tufts, John E. Whalley&#13;
Thomas Blanchard, George Cronmiller, John D. Gunn, Abraham Hendershot,&#13;
Delos Daniel Hooker, Peter McMurray, Alexander Robertson, John E. Whalley&#13;
(For efficiency purposes, councillors are reduced in number from twelve to&#13;
eight)&#13;
George H. Burgar, Dr. James A. Cowper, John Emerson Cutler, John D. Gunn,&#13;
Abraham Hendershot, Crowell Hull Reilly, Alexander Robertson, Dempsey&#13;
Robins&#13;
William Jones Best, John Hugh Crow, Crowell Hull Reilly, David Ross, William G.&#13;
Somerville, G.B. Swayze&#13;
(For efficiency purposes, councillors are further reduced in number from eight to&#13;
six)&#13;
William Jones Best, John Hugh Crow, Delos Daniel Hooker, Crowell Hull Reilly,&#13;
David Ross, William G. Somerville&#13;
George H. Burgar, John Hugh Crow, William Henry Crowther, Leslie V. Garner,&#13;
Delos Daniel Hooker, David Ross&#13;
George H. Burgar, William Henry Crowther, Jacob G. Demare, Delos Daniel&#13;
Hooker, David Ross, George William Sutherland&#13;
George H. Burgar, William Henry Crowther, Jacob G. Demare, Delos Daniel&#13;
Hooker, J.B. Stephens, George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
�#&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
Jacob G. Demare, Henry Fowke Dickie, Oren H. Garner, Crowell Hull Reilly, E.P.&#13;
Robins, J.B. Stephens, George William Sutherland&#13;
(E.P. Robins resigns March 7, Henry Fowke Dickie elected on May 19)&#13;
George H. Burgar, William Henry Crowther, Henry Fowke Dickie, James W.&#13;
Eastman, John Franklin Gross, James Craig Nixon, David Ross&#13;
(James Craig Nixon resigns May 19, John Franklin Gross elected on June 15)&#13;
Robert Cooper, John Hugh Crow, William Henry Crowther, Jacob G. Demare,&#13;
Henry Fowke Dickie, Abel Miller&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
William Jones Best&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1904&#13;
&#13;
1904&#13;
&#13;
22&#13;
(1 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1905&#13;
&#13;
1905&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1906&#13;
&#13;
1906&#13;
&#13;
23&#13;
(1 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
John Hugh Crow&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
John Hugh Crow - 201&#13;
Jacob G. Demare - 165&#13;
William Henry Crowther - 106&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1907&#13;
&#13;
1907&#13;
&#13;
James W. Eastman, Leslie V. Garner, John H. Goodwin, Abel Miller, E.L.&#13;
Olmstead, David Ross&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
John Hugh Crow&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1908&#13;
&#13;
1908&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar, William Henry Crowther, Michael C. Goodsir, John H.&#13;
Goodwin, Joseph Chisholm MacMillan, Hugh Alexander Rose&#13;
&#13;
24&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
William Henry Crowther&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
William Henry Crowther - 452&#13;
George H. Burgar - 147&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1909&#13;
&#13;
1909&#13;
&#13;
Michael C. Goodsir, William Jackson, Frederick Arthur Kiteley, Allan Daniel&#13;
McKay, Joseph Chisholm MacMillan, Hugh Alexander Rose&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
William Henry Crowther&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1910&#13;
&#13;
1910&#13;
&#13;
John Hugh Crow, John Emerson Cutler, William Jackson, Allan Daniel McKay,&#13;
Crowell Hull Reilly, George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
George William Sutherland - 531&#13;
John H. Goodwin - 303&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1911&#13;
&#13;
1911&#13;
&#13;
George H. Burgar, John Hugh Crow, John Emerson Cutler, Ernest Lloyd Garner,&#13;
William Jackson, Allan Daniel McKay&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1912&#13;
&#13;
1912&#13;
&#13;
John W. Bowman, George H. Burgar, John Hugh Crow, Henry Hedrick, Allan&#13;
Daniel McKay, Edward Wade&#13;
&#13;
25&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
John H. Goodwin&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
John H. Goodwin - 360&#13;
William Henry Crowther - 287&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1913&#13;
&#13;
1913&#13;
&#13;
Herbert E. Boyle, Herschell L. Hatt, James A. Hughes, Crowell Hull Reilly, Curtis&#13;
Traver, Marshal Vaughan&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
John H. Goodwin&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1914&#13;
&#13;
1914&#13;
&#13;
James A. Hughes, Edgar Jones, Joseph Chisholm MacMillan, Albert E. Mason,&#13;
John J. Patterson, George C. Scott, Marshal Vaughan&#13;
(George C. Scott resigns February 12, Edgar Jones elected on February 24)&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
John Hugh Crow&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
John Hugh Crow - 575&#13;
Alexander Griffiths - 479&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1915&#13;
&#13;
1915&#13;
&#13;
Eugene Ralph Beatty, David Dick, William Doney, Joseph Chisholm MacMillan,&#13;
James Ernest McVickar, John J. Patterson&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
John Hugh Crow&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1916&#13;
&#13;
1916&#13;
&#13;
Eugene Ralph Beatty, David Dick, William Doney, Joseph Chisholm MacMillan,&#13;
John J. Patterson, George T. Wright&#13;
&#13;
26&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Marshal Vaughan&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Marshal Vaughan - 414&#13;
Llewellyn H. Pursel - 354&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1917&#13;
&#13;
1917&#13;
&#13;
David Dick, William Doney, James A. Hughes, Joseph Chisholm MacMillan,&#13;
George C. Scott, George T. Wright&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Marshal Vaughan&#13;
(first mayor of the City of&#13;
Welland)&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1918&#13;
&#13;
1918&#13;
&#13;
William Jones Best, Arthur James Joseph Brennan, John Hugh Crow, William&#13;
Henry Crowther, James A. Hughes, John J. Patterson, George C. Scott, George&#13;
William Sutherland&#13;
(Welland incorporated as a city and number of councillors is increased from six&#13;
to eight)&#13;
&#13;
27&#13;
&#13;
Arthur James Joseph&#13;
Brennan&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1919&#13;
&#13;
1919&#13;
&#13;
Edward Brasford, William H. Brittin, William C. Dawdy, Jay Clarke Diffin, Samuel&#13;
Leslie Lambert, George C. Scott, Joseph H. Staley, George T. Wright&#13;
&#13;
(5 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
George William Sutherland&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1920&#13;
&#13;
1920&#13;
&#13;
William H. Brittin, William C. Dawdy, Jay Clarke Diffin, Alexander Griffiths, Harry&#13;
Jones, Samuel Leslie Lambert, George C. Scott, Joseph H. Staley&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Arthur James Joseph Brennan - 930&#13;
John J. Patterson - 346&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
George William Sutherland - 684&#13;
George C. Scott - 558&#13;
&#13;
�#&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
&#13;
28&#13;
&#13;
Jay Clarke Diffin&#13;
&#13;
29&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
James A. Hughes&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
James A. Hughes&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
James A. Hughes&#13;
&#13;
30&#13;
(1 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Edward James Anderson&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Edward James Anderson&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Jay Clarke Diffin - 842&#13;
John J. Patterson - 564&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
James A. Hughes - 732&#13;
Jay Clarke Diffin - 642&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
James A. Hughes - 978&#13;
Samuel Leslie Lambert - 582&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
James A. Hughes - 1199&#13;
John J. Patterson - 1122&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Edward James Anderson - 1,374&#13;
Joseph H. Staley - 755&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1921&#13;
&#13;
1921&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1922&#13;
&#13;
1922&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1923&#13;
&#13;
1923&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1924&#13;
&#13;
1924&#13;
&#13;
December 1, 1924&#13;
&#13;
1925&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1926&#13;
&#13;
1926&#13;
&#13;
Edward James Anderson&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1927&#13;
&#13;
1927&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 4)&#13;
&#13;
Edward James Anderson&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1928&#13;
&#13;
1928&#13;
&#13;
31&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Francis Middleton Brown&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote:&#13;
Francis Middleton Brown - 1,147&#13;
Frederick James Bradley – 1,014&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1929&#13;
&#13;
1929&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Francis Middleton Brown&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1930&#13;
&#13;
1930&#13;
&#13;
32&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Frederick James Bradley&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Frederick James Bradley - 1,903&#13;
George C. Scott – 911&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1931&#13;
&#13;
1931&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Frederick James Bradley&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1932&#13;
&#13;
1932&#13;
&#13;
33&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Frank Springer&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1933&#13;
&#13;
1933&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Frank Springer&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1934&#13;
&#13;
1934&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Frank Springer&#13;
&#13;
January 7, 1935&#13;
&#13;
1935&#13;
&#13;
34&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Norman Grant Michener&#13;
&#13;
January 6, 1936&#13;
&#13;
1936&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Frank Springer – 1,869&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt – 1,235&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Norman Grant Michener – 1,585&#13;
John R. Joyce – 1,264&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
Dr. Duncan Allison, William H. Brittin, Francis Middleton Brown, William C.&#13;
Dawdy, Alexander Griffiths, Samuel Leslie Lambert, George C. Scott, Joseph H.&#13;
Staley&#13;
Dr. Duncan Allison, John W. Bowman, William H. Brittin, Francis Middleton&#13;
Brown, William C. Dawdy, Alexander Griffiths, Samuel Leslie Lambert, Joseph H.&#13;
Staley&#13;
Edward James Anderson, Frederick James Bradley, William H. Brittin, Francis&#13;
Middleton Brown, William C. Dawdy, John J. Patterson, Howard Wilmot Roszell,&#13;
Joseph H. Staley&#13;
Sherman Ross Allen, Edward James Anderson, John W. Bowman, Frederick&#13;
James Bradley, William H. Brittin, Francis Middleton Brown, William C. Dawdy,&#13;
Joseph H. Staley&#13;
Sherman Ross Allen, John W. Bowman, Frederick James Bradley, William H.&#13;
Brittin, Edwin W. Brookfield, Francis Middleton Brown, James A. Hughes,&#13;
Stanley Owen Mason&#13;
Sherman Ross Allen, John W. Bowman, Frederick James Bradley, Francis&#13;
Middleton Brown, James A. Hughes, Stanley Owen Mason, Joseph H. Staley,&#13;
William G. Stephens&#13;
Sherman Ross Allen, Frederick James Bradley, Francis Middleton Brown, Frank&#13;
Henry Hesler, James A. Hughes, George C. Scott, Charles Earl Secord, Joseph H.&#13;
Staley&#13;
Sherman Ross Allen, Frederick James Bradley, Francis Middleton Brown, Frank&#13;
Henry Hesler, James A. Hughes, George C. Scott, Charles Earl Secord, Joseph H.&#13;
Staley&#13;
Frank Henry Hesler, Henry Herbert Hilder, James A. Hughes, George C. Scott,&#13;
Charles Earl Secord, Frank Springer, Joseph H. Staley, John Volz&#13;
Henry Herbert Hilder, James A. Hughes, John R. Joyce, Charles Earl Secord,&#13;
George C. Scott, Frank Springer, Joseph H. Staley, John Volz&#13;
Henry Herbert Hilder, James A. Hughes, John R. Joyce, Norman Grant Michener,&#13;
Gerald Ewart Nash, John Francis Patterson, Frank Springer, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt&#13;
Henry Herbert Hilder, James A. Hughes, John R. Joyce, John Francis Patterson,&#13;
Charles Earl Secord, Charles R. Somerville, Frank Springer, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt&#13;
Francis Middleton Brown, John R. Joyce, Thomas Harry Lewis, Norman Grant&#13;
Michener, Gerald Ewart Nash, John Francis Patterson, Charles R. Somerville,&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Francis Middleton Brown, James C. Gothard, John R. Joyce, Thomas Harry&#13;
Lewis, Norman Grant Michener, Gerald Ewart Nash, John Francis Patterson,&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Francis Middleton Brown, Allan Eyre Nixon Davis, James C. Gothard, Arthur&#13;
William “Bill” Harcourt, John R. Joyce, Thomas Harry Lewis, William McQuitty,&#13;
Norman Grant Michener&#13;
Thomas Jefferson Darby, Emile Darte, James C. Gothard, Arthur William “Bill”&#13;
Harcourt, Thomas Harry Lewis, William McQuitty, Gerald Ewart Nash, Wilfred&#13;
Lewis Valencourt&#13;
&#13;
�#&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
&#13;
Norman Grant Michener&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 4, 1937&#13;
&#13;
1937&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Jefferson Darby, Emile Darte, James C. Gothard, Arthur William “Bill”&#13;
Harcourt, John R. Joyce, Thomas Harry Lewis, William McQuitty, Gerald Ewart&#13;
Nash, Frank Springer, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
(Arthur William “Bill” Harcourt resigned April 20th. Frank Springer appointed&#13;
May 4th. James C. Gothard died May 16th. Emile Darte appointed)&#13;
&#13;
35&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
John R. Joyce&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
John R. Joyce – 888&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt – 851&#13;
Norman Grant Michener – 804&#13;
William McQuitty - 364&#13;
&#13;
January 3, 1938&#13;
&#13;
1938&#13;
&#13;
Frederick James Bradley, Edward Albert Cox, Thomas Jefferson Darby, Thomas&#13;
Harry Lewis, Gerald Ewart Nash, Charles Earl Secord, Charles R. Somerville,&#13;
Frank Springer&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
John R. Joyce&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 2, 1939&#13;
&#13;
1939&#13;
&#13;
36&#13;
(1 of 6)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis – 2,017&#13;
John R. Joyce – 1,090&#13;
&#13;
January 1, 1940&#13;
&#13;
1940&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 6)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 2, 1940&#13;
&#13;
1941&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 6)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
January 5, 1942&#13;
&#13;
1942&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 6)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 7, 1942&#13;
&#13;
1943&#13;
&#13;
(5 of 6)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 6, 1943&#13;
&#13;
1944&#13;
&#13;
(6 of 6)&#13;
&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis&#13;
&#13;
December 4, 1944&#13;
&#13;
1945&#13;
&#13;
Fred J. Cooper, Harry Wallace Diffin, John R. Joyce, Albert Many, Armour&#13;
Livingstone McCrae, Norman J. Penwarden, Alex Smith, Harold William Walker&#13;
&#13;
37&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Harold William Walker&#13;
&#13;
December 3, 1945&#13;
&#13;
1946&#13;
&#13;
Howard Ellis Brown, Fred J. Cooper, Edward Albert Cox, John R. Joyce, Albert&#13;
Many, Armour Livingstone McCrae, Alfred Britain Phillips, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Harold William Walker&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 2, 1946&#13;
&#13;
1947&#13;
&#13;
Howard Ellis Brown, Edward Albert Cox, Harry Wallace Diffin, John R. Joyce,&#13;
Albert Many, Armour Livingstone McCrae, Cecil Norman Swayze, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt&#13;
&#13;
38&#13;
(1 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin – 2,006&#13;
Armour Livingstone McCrae – 1,363&#13;
John R. Joyce – 1,252&#13;
&#13;
December 1, 1947&#13;
&#13;
1948&#13;
&#13;
James Albert Blair, Murray Logan Dick, Albert Many, Walter A. McPherson,&#13;
Norman J. Penwarden, Alfred Britain Phillips, Cecil Norman Swayze, Wilfred&#13;
Lewis Valencourt&#13;
&#13;
1949&#13;
&#13;
Murray Logan Dick, John R. Joyce, Albert Many, Anna Mary Oram, Norman J.&#13;
Penwarden, Alfred Britain Phillips, David James Thomas, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt&#13;
(Anna Mary Oram becomes the first female councillor)&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Thomas Harry Lewis – 2,512&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt – 1,328&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Harold William Walker – 1,615&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin – 1,519&#13;
Norman J. Penwarden – 1,208&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 6, 1948&#13;
&#13;
Frederick James Bradley, Edward Albert Cox, Thomas Harry Lewis, William&#13;
McQuitty, Gerald Ewart Nash, Norman J. Penwarden, Joseph H. Staley, Wilfred&#13;
Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Frederick James Bradley, Edward Albert Cox, Thomas Jefferson Darby, Stewart&#13;
Sawle MacInnes, William McQuitty, Norman J. Penwarden, Joseph H. Staley,&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Frederick James Bradley, Howard Ellis Brown, Edward Albert Cox, Thomas&#13;
Jefferson Darby, John R. Joyce, Stewart Sawle MacInnes, William McQuitty,&#13;
Norman J. Penwarden, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
(Thomas Jefferson Darby resigned January 30, Howard Ellis Brown appointed&#13;
February 18)&#13;
Frederick James Bradley, Howard Ellis Brown, Edward Albert Cox, John R. Joyce,&#13;
Stewart Sawle MacInnes, William McQuitty, Norman J. Penwarden, Wilfred&#13;
Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Frederick James Bradley, Howard Ellis Brown, John R. Joyce, Stewart Sawle&#13;
MacInnes, Norman J. Penwarden, Alfred Britain Phillips, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt, Harold William Walker&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin, John R. Joyce, Allister A. Marshall, William McQuitty,&#13;
Norman J. Penwarden, Alfred Britain Phillips, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt, Harold&#13;
William Walker&#13;
&#13;
�#&#13;
&#13;
Chief Magistrate&#13;
&#13;
Election Result&#13;
&#13;
Date&#13;
&#13;
Presiding&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 3)&#13;
&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 5, 1949&#13;
&#13;
1950&#13;
&#13;
39&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
David James Thomas&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
David James Thomas – 2,144&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt – 2,100&#13;
&#13;
December 4, 1950&#13;
&#13;
1951&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
David James Thomas&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 3, 1951&#13;
&#13;
1952&#13;
&#13;
40&#13;
(1 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Armour Livingstone&#13;
McCrae&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 1, 1952&#13;
&#13;
1953&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Armour Livingstone McCrae&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 7, 1953&#13;
&#13;
1954&#13;
&#13;
(3 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Armour Livingstone McCrae&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 6, 1954&#13;
&#13;
1955&#13;
&#13;
(4 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Armour Livingstone McCrae&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 5, 1955&#13;
&#13;
1956&#13;
&#13;
December 3, 1956&#13;
&#13;
1957-1958&#13;
(term of&#13;
office&#13;
changed&#13;
from 1 to 2&#13;
years)&#13;
&#13;
(5 of 5)&#13;
&#13;
Armour Livingstone McCrae&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
Councillors&#13;
Perry Orin Bitner, John R. Joyce, Joseph Edmund Lemelin, Armour Livingstone&#13;
McCrae, Anna Mary Oram, Alfred Britain Phillips, David James Thomas, Wilfred&#13;
Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Perry Orin Bitner, Harry Wallace Diffin, John R. Joyce, Joseph Edmund Lemelin,&#13;
Armour Livingstone McCrae, Anna Mary Oram, Dorothy May Porter, Donald&#13;
Turner Walker&#13;
John R. Joyce, Armour Livingstone McCrae, Anna Mary Oram, Dorothy May&#13;
Porter, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt, Donald Turner Walker&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin, Samuel Harvey Shirecliffe Hughes, John R. Joyce, Joseph&#13;
Edmund Lemelin, Alfred Britain Phillips, David James Thomas, Wilfred Lewis&#13;
Valencourt, Donald Turner Walker&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin, Samuel Harvey Shirecliffe Hughes, Joseph Edmund&#13;
Lemelin, Alfred Britain Phillips, Carl Joseph Schefter, David James Thomas,&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt, Donald Turner Walker&#13;
Dr. Thomas E. Briant, Jean Claude Chabot, Harry Wallace Diffin, Samuel Harvey&#13;
Shirecliffe Hughes, Gabriel Johnston Macoomb, Alfred Britain Phillips, Carl&#13;
Joseph Schefter, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
Dr. Thomas E. Briant, Thomas H. Brooke, Jean Claude Chabot, Harry Wallace&#13;
Diffin, Allan Goodman, Gabriel Johnston Macoomb, Alfred Britain Phillips,&#13;
Wilfred Lewis Valencourt, Donald Turner Walker&#13;
(Jean Claude Chabot resigned April 17, Thomas H. Brooke appointed April 18)&#13;
Thomas H. Brooke, Harry Wallace Diffin, Allan Goodman, Gabriel Johnston&#13;
Macoomb, Alfred Britain Phillips, Donald R. Tolmie, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt,&#13;
Donald Turner Walker&#13;
Douglas M. Brown, Harry Wallace Diffin, Allan Goodman, Loyola Lemelin, Alfred&#13;
Britain Phillips, Fraser Smith, Donald R. Tolmie, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt,&#13;
Donald Turner Walker&#13;
(Donald Turner Walker died on August 8, 1960. Fraser Smith was appointed on&#13;
August 12th to complete the balance of the term)&#13;
Harry Wallace Diffin, Allan Goodman, Roland Hardy, Loyola Lemelin, Allan&#13;
Ernest Pietz, Lionel D. Pilon, Peter Santone, Edward O. Scott, Colin Smillie,&#13;
Donald R. Tolmie, John Trufal, Wilfred Lewis Valencourt&#13;
(Parts of Crowland, Thorold, Humberstone and Pelham Townships were&#13;
annexed to the City of Welland on January 1st, 1961, nearly doubling the&#13;
population to 36,079, and the number of councillors is increased from eight to&#13;
twelve: two each from six wards)&#13;
Gerald E. Funk, Roland Hardy, Loyola Lemelin, Gabriel Johnston Macoomb,&#13;
Allan Ernest Pietz, Lionel D. Pilon, Dr. Steven Eugene Pylypuk, Albert E.&#13;
Saltarelli, Gerard Tanguay, Peter V. Tenszen, Donald R. Tolmie, John Trufal&#13;
&#13;
41&#13;
&#13;
Gabriel Johnston&#13;
Macoomb&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by acclamation&#13;
&#13;
December 1, 1958&#13;
&#13;
1959-1960&#13;
&#13;
42&#13;
(1 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Michael C. Perenack&#13;
&#13;
Elected mayor by vote&#13;
Michael C. Perenack – 6,740&#13;
Gabriel Johnston Macoomb – 5,145&#13;
&#13;
January 9, 1961&#13;
&#13;
1961-1962&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 2)&#13;
&#13;
Michael C. Perenack&#13;
&#13;
December 1, 1962&#13;
&#13;
1963-1964&#13;
&#13;
43&#13;
(1 of 7)&#13;
&#13;
Allan Ernest Pietz&#13;
&#13;
December 2, 1964&#13;
&#13;
1965-1966&#13;
&#13;
Gerald E. Funk, Roland Hardy, Merrill “Red” F. Hatch, Loyola Lemelin, Thomas&#13;
A. Leon, Patsy J. Mollica, Walter S. Murray, Albert E. Saltarelli, Bruce Smith,&#13;
Peter V. Tenszen, John Trufal, Donald C. Walker&#13;
&#13;
(2 of 7)&#13;
&#13;
Allan Ernest Pietz&#13;
&#13;
December 7, 1966&#13;
&#13;
1967-1968&#13;
&#13;
Roland Hardy, Merrill “Red” F. Hatch, Loyola Lemelin, Patrick Luciani, Edward&#13;
Mateka, Patsy J. Mollica, Alfred Britain Phillips, Albert E. Saltarelli, Eugene F.&#13;
Stranges, Peter V. Tenszen, John Trufal, Donald C. Walker&#13;
&#13;
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Jules Letourneau - 8,054&#13;
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&#13;
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&#13;
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Roland Hardy, Archibald B. McPherson, Michael C. Perenack, Ivy Riddell, Albert&#13;
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&#13;
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Joe Spadafora, John Trufal&#13;
&#13;
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&#13;
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George Marshall - 4,231&#13;
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&#13;
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&#13;
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&#13;
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&#13;
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Damian Goulborne&#13;
&#13;
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&#13;
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