List of mayors of Sudbury, Ontario

This is a list of mayors of Sudbury, Ontario, including the suburban communities that were amalgamated with Sudbury to create the city of Greater Sudbury on January 1, 2001.

Town of Sudbury (1893–1930) edit

In Office Mayor Notes Ref
1893 Stephen Fournier [1][2]
1894 Daniel O'Connor [1]
1895 Murray Biggar [1]
1896 Stephen Fournier [2]
1897-1898 Francis Cochrane [1]
1899-1901 Thomas J. Ryan [1]
1902 Francis Cochrane [1][2]
1903-1904 Francis Foley Lemieux [1]
1905-1907 Larry O'Connor [1]
1908-1909 John McLeod [1]
1910-1911 Larry O'Connor [1]
1912-1913 John G. Henry [1]
1914-1915 Larry O'Connor [1]
1916 Thomas Travers [1]
1917-1919 Percy Morrison [1]
1920-1921 J. Alfred Laberge First mayor to have been born in the city. [1]
1922-1923 Robert H. Arthur [1]
1924-1925 Joseph Sutherland Gill [1]
1926-1927 Joseph A. Samson [1]
1928-1929 Charles Bibby [1]

City of Sudbury (1930–2000) edit

In Office Mayor Notes Ref
1930-1932 Peter Fenton [1][2]
1933-1934 W. Marr Brodie [1][2]
1935-1936 William J. Cullen [1][2]
1937-1938 John Rudd [1][2]
1939-1940 W. J. Forest [1]
1941-1951 William S. Beaton [1][2]
1952-1954 Dan Jessup [1][2]
1955-1956 Leo Landreville [1][2]
1957-1959 Joe Fabbro [1][2][3][4]
1960-1961 William R. Edgar
1962-1963 William A. Ellis
1964-1965 Joe Fabbro [4]
1966 Max Silverman [5]
1967 Grace Hartman [6][7][8]
1968-1975 Joe Fabbro [4]
1976-1981 Jim Gordon
1981-1982 Maurice Lamoureux [9]
1982-1991 Peter Wong [10]
1991-2000 Jim Gordon

City of Greater Sudbury (2001–present) edit

In Office Mayor Notes Ref
December 9, 2000 - November 30, 2003 Jim Gordon [11]
December 1, 2003 - November 30, 2006 David Courtemanche [12]
December 1, 2006 - November 30, 2010 John Rodriguez [13]
December 1, 2010 - November 30, 2014 Marianne Matichuk [14]
December 1, 2014 – November 14, 2022 Brian Bigger First mayor to serve more than a single term since the municipal amalgamation of 2000. [15]
November 15, 2022 Paul Lefebvre [16]

Regional Municipality of Sudbury (1973–2000) edit

Capreol edit

(independent town 1918-1973, town within Regional Municipality of Sudbury 1973-2000)

  • P. Kilgour 1927-1928
  • B. M. Robinson 1931
  • W. Gibson 1932-1935
  • James E. Coyne 1936-1943
  • W. Gibson 1944-1946
  • Alistair MacLean 1947-1952
  • W. Gibson 1953-1954
  • Harold Prescott 1955-1969
  • Norman Fawcett 1969-1973
  • Harold Prescott 1973-1975
  • Frank Mazzuca 1975-1997
  • Dave Kilgour 1997-2000

Nickel Centre edit

  • Mike Solski (1973–1979)
  • Gary Lacey (1979–1982)
  • Stan Hayduk (1982–1997)
  • John Fera (1997–2000)

Coniston edit

(independent town 1934-1973)

  • Edgar T. Austin [1] (1934–1946)
  • Roy Snitch (1947–1952)
  • Walter Kilimnik (1953–1957)
  • William Evershed (1958–1959)
  • Maurice Beauchemin (1960–1962)
  • Mike Solski (1963–1973) - Elected mayor of the new town of Nickel Centre on the amalgamation of the independent towns of Coniston, Garson, Wahnapitae, Falconbridge, and Skead.

Falconbridge edit

(independent town 1957–1973)

  • John Franklin (1957–1973)

Onaping Falls edit

  • Earl Gilchrist
  • James Coady (1973–1983, mayor of Levack: 1964-1973)
  • Robert Parker
  • Shirley Mirka
  • Jean Guy Quesnel

Rayside-Balfour edit

  • Gilles Pelland (1972-1988)
  • Lionel Lalonde (1988-2000)

Valley East edit

(Town, 1973–1997, City 1997-2000)

  • Ray Plourde
  • Howard Armstrong
  • Jean-Yves 'John' Robert

Walden edit

  • Tom Davies, 1973-1981
  • Alex Fex, 1981-1982
  • Charlie White, 1982-1991
  • Terry Kett, 1991-1997
  • Dick Johnstone, 1997-2000

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7.
  3. ^ Thomas, Ray and Pearsall, Kathy (1994). Sudbury. Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1-55046-110-7.
  4. ^ a b c "Great Lives Lived In Greater Sudbury" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. (January, 2005). "South Side Story" p.19
  5. ^ "Silverman defeats Fabbro for mayoralty in landslide upset at Sudbury". The Globe and Mail, December 7, 1965.
  6. ^ "Title The legacy of Grace Hartman: Honour bestowed on late mayor offers young women and girls a lasting role model to emulate." (October 16, 2001). Sudbury Star, p. A6.
  7. ^ Hinds, Mary Lou (January 30, 2002). "People: Social Activist and Mayor Grace Hartman". section15.ca.
  8. ^ "Great Lives Lived In Greater Sudbury" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. (January, 2005). "South Side Story" p.18
  9. ^ "City mourns long-serving politician, volunteer". Sudbury Star, July 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Mick Lowe, "Mayor's decision comes back to haunt him", Sudbury Star, November 2, 1982, P4.
  11. ^ "Council set to take reins of City of Greater Sudbury". Sudbury Star, December 9, 2000.
  12. ^ Denis St. Pierre, "He'll be a very different mayor". Sudbury Star, November 11, 2003.
  13. ^ Jason Thompson, "Mayor drives home agenda for next 100 days". Northern Life, December 7, 2006.
  14. ^ "City elects first female mayor". Northern Life, October 25, 2010.
  15. ^ "Brian Bigger elected mayor of Greater Sudbury". CBC Sudbury, October 27, 2014.
  16. ^ "Paul Lefebvre elected mayor of Greater Sudbury". CTV Northern Ontario, October 24, 2022.