Since the City was incorporated in 1834, Toronto’s geographic boundaries have grown dramatically to integrate many surrounding towns and villages. Hundreds of dedicated individuals served the governance bodies in these communities and residents and historical societies continue to celebrate their unique history and identity.
This page lists the Mayors, Reeves and Chairman that provided leadership on local municipal councils.
1834-2023 The City of Toronto
Chronological list of Mayors of Toronto
| Year(s) |
Name |
| 2023-present |
Olivia Chow |
| 2014-2023 |
John Tory |
| 2010-2014 |
Rob Ford |
| 2004-2010 |
David Miller |
| 1998-2004 |
Mel Lastman |
| 1995-1997 |
Barbara Hall |
| 1992-1994 |
June Rowlands |
| 1981-1991 |
Arthur Eggleton |
| 1978-1980 |
John Sewell |
| 1978 |
Fred Beavis |
| 1973-1978 |
David Crombie |
| 1967-1972 |
William Dennison |
| 1963-1966 |
Philip Gerald Givens |
| 1963 |
Donald Dean Summerville |
| 1955-1962 |
Nathan Phillips |
| 1954 |
Leslie H. Saunders |
| 1952-1954 |
Allan A. Lamport |
| 1948-1951 |
Hiram E. McCallum |
| 1945-1948 |
Robert H. Saunders |
| 1941-1944 |
Fred J. Conboy |
| 1938-1940 |
Ralph C. Day |
| 1936-1937 |
William D. Robbins |
| 1936 |
Samuel McBride * |
| 1935 |
James Simpson |
| 1931-1934 |
William J. Stewart |
| 1930 |
Bert S. Wemp |
| 1928-1929 |
Samuel McBride * |
| 1925-1927 |
Thomas Foster |
| 1924 |
William Hiltz |
| 1922-1923 |
Charles A. Maguire |
| 1915-1921 |
Thomas Langton Church |
| 1912-1914 |
Horatio C. Hocken |
| 1910-1912 |
George R. Geary |
| 1908-1909 |
Joseph Oliver |
| 1906-1907 |
Emerson Coatsworth |
| 1903-1905 |
Thomas Urquhart |
| 1901-1902 |
Oliver Aikin Howland |
| 1900 |
Ernest A. Macdonald |
| 1897-1899 |
John Shaw |
| 1896-1897 |
Robert J. Fleming * |
| 1894-1895 |
Warring Kennedy |
| 1892-1893 |
Robert J. Fleming * |
| 1888-1891 |
Edward F. Clarke |
| 1886-1887 |
William H. Howland |
| 1885 |
Alexander Manning * |
| 1883-1884 |
Arthur R. Boswell |
| 1881-1882 |
William B. McMurrich |
| 1879-1880 |
James Beaty, Jr. |
| 1876-1878 |
Angus Morrison |
| 1874-1875 |
Francis H. Medcalf * |
| 1873 |
Alexander Manning * |
| 1871-1872 |
Joseph Sheard |
| 1869-1870 |
Samuel Bickerton Harman |
| 1867-1868 |
James E. Smith |
| 1864-1866 |
Francis H. Medcalf * |
| 1861-1863 |
John George Bowes * |
| 1859-1860 |
Adam Wilson |
| 1858 |
David Breckenridge Read |
| 1858 |
William Henry Boulton * |
| 1857 |
John Hutchison |
| 1856 |
John Beverley Robinson |
| 1855 |
George William Allan |
| 1854 |
Joshua George Beard |
| 1851-1853 |
John George Bowes * |
| 1848-1850 |
George Gurnett * |
| 1845-1847 |
William Henry Boulton * |
| 1842-1844 |
Henry Sherwood |
| 1841 |
George Munro |
| 1838-1840 |
John Powell |
| 1837 |
George Gurnett * |
| 1836 |
Thomas D. Morrison |
| 1835 |
Robert Baldwin Sullivan |
| 1834 |
William Lyon Mackenzie |
*Served multiple non-consecutive terms.
References: Mayors of Toronto, Volume 1, 1834-1899 by Victor Loring Russell ©1982
Published by: The Boston Mills Press
1854-1997 The Township/Borough of East York
East York (Township and Borough) – Mayors/Reeves
| Year |
Name |
Title |
| 1993-1997 |
Michael Prue (effective April 8, 1993) |
Mayor |
| 1983-92 |
David Johnson |
Mayor |
| 1977-1982 |
Alan Redway |
Mayor |
| 1976 |
Leslie H. Saunders |
Mayor |
| 1973-1975 |
Willis L. Blair |
Mayor |
| 1967-1972 |
True Davidson |
Mayor |
| 1961-1966 |
True Davidson |
Reeve |
| 1957-1960 |
Jack R. Allen |
Reeve |
| 1954-1956 |
Harry G. Simpson |
Reeve |
1850-1997 The Township/City of Etobicoke
Etobicoke (Township and Borough) – Mayors/Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1994-1997 |
Doug Holyday |
Mayor |
| 1984-1993 |
Bruce Sinclair (effective September 4, 1984) |
Mayor |
| 1973-1983 |
C. Dennis Flynn |
Mayor |
| 1967-1972 |
Edward A. Horton |
Mayor |
| 1963-1966 |
John P. MacBeth |
Reeve |
| 1957-1962 |
H.O. Waffle |
Reeve |
| 1953-1956 |
W. Beverley Lewis |
Reeve |
| 1947-1952 |
Clive M. Sinclair, K.C. |
Reeve |
| 1943-1946 |
F.A.C. Butler |
Reeve |
| 1938-1943 |
William A. Armstrong
(resigned Feb. 1943) |
Reeve |
| 1937 |
William L. Stephens |
Reeve |
| 1934-1936 |
William A. Armstrong |
Reeve |
| 1932 |
William J. Gardhouse |
Reeve |
| 1930-1931 |
Robert Marshall |
Reeve |
| 1927-1929 |
J. Ray Price |
Reeve |
| 1925-1926 |
T.A.C. Tier |
Reeve |
| 1921-1924 |
William J. Gardhouse |
Reeve |
| 1919-1920 |
William G. Jackson |
Reeve |
| 1918 |
James Dandridge |
Reeve |
| 1913-1917 |
Charles Silverthorn |
Reeve |
| 1910-1912 |
John Gardhouse |
Reeve |
| 1909 |
Russell S. Warner |
Reeve |
| 1908 |
John Gardhouse |
Reeve |
| 1907 |
John D. Evans |
Reeve |
| 1906 |
Franklin E. Shaver |
Reeve |
| 1902-1905 |
John Bryans |
Reeve |
| 1901 |
John T. Carr |
Reeve |
| 1897-1900 |
David L. Streight |
Reeve |
| 1885-1896 |
John D. Evans |
Reeve |
| 1877-1884 |
Matthew Canning |
Reeve |
| 1874-1876 |
William Wallace |
Reeve |
| 1873 |
John Clark |
Reeve |
| 1865-1870 |
William Wallace |
Reeve |
| 1858-1864 |
Edward Musson |
Reeve |
| 1855-1857 |
Alexander McFarlane |
Reeve |
| 1851-1854 |
Joseph Smith |
Reeve |
| 1850 |
William Gamble |
Reeve |
1922-1997 The Township/City of North York
North York (Township and Borough) – Mayors/Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1973-1997 |
Mel Lastman |
Mayor |
| 1970-1972 |
Basil H. Hall |
Mayor |
| 1967-1969 |
James D. Service |
Mayor |
| 1965-1966 |
James D. Service |
Reeve |
| 1959-1964 |
Norman C. Goodhead |
Reeve |
| 1957-1958 |
Vernon M. Singer |
Reeve |
| 1953-1956 |
Fred J. McMahon |
Reeve |
| 1950-1952 |
N.A. Boylen |
Reeve |
| 1941-1949 |
George H. Mitchell |
Reeve |
| 1934-1940 |
R. Earl Bales |
Reeve |
| 1931-1933 |
George B. Elliott |
Reeve |
| 1929-1930 |
James Muirhead |
Reeve |
1850-1997 The Township/City of Scarborough
Scarborough (Township and Borough) – Mayors/Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1994-1997 |
Frank Faubert |
Mayor |
| 1988-1993 |
Joyce Trimmer |
Mayor |
| 1979-1987 |
Gus Harris |
Mayor |
| 1973-1978 |
Paul Cosgrove |
Mayor |
| 1969-1972 |
Robert W. White |
Mayor |
| 1967-1968 |
Albert M. Campbell |
Mayor |
| 1957-1966 |
Albert M. Campbell |
Reeve |
| 1956 |
A. Harris |
Reeve |
| 1948-1955 |
Oliver E. Crockford |
Reeve |
| 1947 |
R.H. Palmer |
Reeve |
| 1946 |
A.P. Wheler |
Reeve |
| 1939-1945 |
B.L. Clutterbuck |
Reeve |
| 1936-1938 |
B.J. Wheeler |
Reeve |
| 1935 |
G. Moore |
Reeve |
| 1933-1934 |
T.H. Sanders |
Reeve |
| 1932 |
F.L. Barchard |
Reeve |
| 1928-1931 |
G.B. Little |
Reeve |
| 1927 |
G. Moore |
Reeve |
| 1926 |
T.E. Allen |
Reeve |
| 1923-1925 |
R. McCowan |
Reeve |
| 1922 |
E.M. Croker |
Reeve |
| 1920-1921 |
J.T. Stewart |
Reeve |
| 1913-1919 |
J.G. Cornell |
Reeve |
| 1908-1912 |
W.D. Annis |
Reeve |
| 1902-1907 |
A. Young |
Reeve |
| 1896-1901 |
L. Kennedy |
Reeve |
| 1895 |
J. Chester |
Reeve |
| 1881-1894 |
J. Richardson |
Reeve |
| 1877-1880 |
D.G. Stephenson |
Reeve |
| 1876 |
G. Chester |
Reeve |
| 1871-1875 |
J.P. Wheler |
Reeve |
| 1867-1870 |
G. Chester |
Reeve |
| 1866 |
T. Brown |
Reeve |
| 1865 |
D.G. Stephenson |
Reeve |
| 1855-1864 |
J.P. Wheler |
Reeve |
| 1854 |
J. Tororance |
Reeve |
| 1851-1853 |
J.P. Wheler |
Reeve |
| 1850 |
Peter Secor |
Reeve |
1850-1997 The Township/City of York
York (Township and Borough) – Mayors/Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1994-1997 |
Frances Nunziata |
Mayor |
| 1988-1993 |
Fergy Brown |
Mayor |
| 1983-1987 |
Alan Tonks |
Mayor |
| 1979-1982 |
Gayle Christie |
Mayor |
| 1970-1978 |
Philip C. White |
Mayor |
| 1967-1969 |
Jack Mould |
Mayor |
| 1963-1966 |
Jack Mould |
Reeve |
| 1962 |
Walter Saunders |
Reeve |
| 1961 |
Fred C. Taylor |
Reeve |
| 1957-1960 |
Chris A. Tonks |
Reeve |
| 1952-1956 |
Fred W. Hall |
Reeve |
| 1949-1951 |
W.G. Beech |
Reeve |
| 1947-1948 |
C.J. McMaster |
Reeve |
| 1938-1946 |
F.J. MacRae |
Reeve |
| 1936-1937 |
W.M. Magwood |
Reeve |
| 1934-1935 |
R.J. Stuart |
Reeve |
1953-1997 Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto
The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto – Chairmen
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1988-1997 |
Alan Tonks |
Chairman |
| 1984-1988 |
C. Dennis Flynn |
Chairman |
| 1973-1984 |
Paul Godfrey |
Chairman |
| 1970-1973 |
Albert M. Campbell |
Chairman |
| 1962-1969 |
William R. Allen |
Chairman |
| 1953-1961 |
Frederick G. Gardiner |
Chairman |
1954-1966 The Village of Forest Hill
The Village of Forest Hill – Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1963-1966 |
Edwin J. Pivnick |
Reeve |
| 1957-1962 |
Laurie T. Simonsky |
Reeve |
| 1954-1956 |
C. O. Bick |
Reeve |
1954-1966 The Town of Leaside
The Town of Leaside – Mayors
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1963-1966 |
Beth Nealson |
Mayor |
| 1962 |
Lloyd M. Dickinson |
Mayor |
| 1956-1961 |
Charles H. Hiscott |
Mayor |
| 1954-1955 |
Howard T. Burrell |
Mayor |
1954-1966 The Village of Long Branch
The Village of Long Branch – Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1965-1966 |
Thomas Berry |
Reeve |
| 1963-1964 |
Leonard E. Ford |
Reeve |
| 1954-1962 |
Marie Curtis |
Reeve |
1954-1966 The Town of Mimico
The Town of Mimico – Mayors
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1961-1966 |
Hugh M. Griggs |
Mayor |
| 1955-1960 |
W. A. Edwards |
Mayor |
| 1954 |
Archibald Norris |
Mayor |
1954-1966 The Town of New Toronto
The Town of New Toronto – Mayors
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1955-1966 |
Donald R. Russell |
Mayor |
| 1954 |
John L. Strath |
Mayor |
1954-1966 The Village of Swansea
The Village of Swansea – Reeves
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1966 |
James T. Bonham |
Reeve |
| 1963-1965 |
Lucien C. Kurata |
Reeve |
| 1954-1962 |
Dorothy Hague |
Reeve |
1954-1966 The Town of Weston
The Town of Weston – Mayors
| Year(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1965-1966 |
Wesley Boddington |
Mayor |
| 1961-1964 |
George W. Bull |
Mayor |
| 1959-1960 |
Jack L. Holley |
Mayor |
| 1955-1958 |
Harry Clark |
Mayor |
| 1954 |
R. C. Seagrave |
Mayor |
