John Shaw (Canadian politician)

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John Shaw
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29th Mayor of Toronto
In office
August 6, 1897 – January 1, 1900
Preceded byRobert J. Fleming
Succeeded byErnest A. Macdonald
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Toronto North -- Seat B
In office
1908–1911
Personal details
Born1837
Toronto, Ontario
DiedNovember 7, 1917
Toronto, Ontario

John Shaw (1837 – November 7, 1917) was Mayor of Toronto from August 6, 1897, to January 1, 1899.[1]

A lawyer and politician, Shaw was an alderman on Toronto City Council from 1883 until 1895. He ran for mayor in the but was defeated by the incumbent Robert J. Fleming. As alderman again in 1897, he was elected mayor by council, after Mayor Fleming resigned in August 1897.

During the summer of 1898, the new City Hall on Queen Street was completed and occupied. Ten years earlier construction had started on the city hall designed by Toronto architect E. J. Lennox. Mayor Shaw and his wife were part of the opening ceremonies and were lifted to the top of the clock tower in a wooden workman's lift.

Mayor Shaw believed that the northland's development was very important to Toronto. He presided over the Toronto and Hudson's Bay Railway Commission. The commission was to determine the feasibility of building a railway from Toronto to Hudson Bay. Although the project had many supporters, the line was never built. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

John Shaw left politics for a time after his mayoral term. He ran for alderman in the but was defeated.[2][3] He ran for a spot on the Toronto Board of Control in the , the first the body was directly elected, but was again defeated. However, he won a by-election to the Board of Control several months later and was re-elected in and . In 1908, he was elected to the provincial legislature as the Conservative MLA for Toronto North Seat B then retired from politics in 1911.

References[]

  1. ^ http://canadianorangehistoricalsite.com/index-22.php
  2. ^ "UBQUHART IS MAYOR BY A SAFE MAJORITY: Defeats Mayor Howland In a Closely-fought Contest-- Aid. Lamb a Good Third, With Robinson Nowhere-- Aid. McMurrich, Alex. Stewart and Harvey Hall Were Unsuccessful-- Seven New Men in Council-- Dr. Ogden, the Veteran Trustee, Among the Vanquished", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]06 Jan 1903: 12
  3. ^ ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES NOMINATED: Contests in Every Ward-- Ex-Mayor John Shaw in the Field in the Third Ward-- Municipal Ownership Chief Topic at the Public Meetings --Thirteen School Trustees to be Elected-- Four Aldermen Not Seeking Re-election, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]30 Dec 1902: 4.
  • Russell, Victor Loring, Mayors of Toronto, Volume 1, 1834-1899, The Boston Mills Press, 1982

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