List of mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Following is a list of mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario since the municipality was incorporated as a city.[1] At the time that Sault Ste. Marie became a city on April 16, 1912, the former town council headed by Mayor William H. Munro effectively became the new city council for the eight months remaining in its term.[2] In January 1913, Thomas Edward Simpson became the second mayor of the city and the first chosen at election.[3]
The mayor presides over Sault Ste. Marie City Council.
Mayors
[edit]- 1912 - William H. Munro
- 1913-14 - Thomas Edward Simpson
- 1915-16 - J. A. McPhail
- 1917 - F. E. Crawford
- 1918 - Thomas Dean
City amalgamates with the town of Steelton
- 1919 - George A. Boyd
- 1920-21 - Thomas Farquhar
- 1922-25 - James Dawson
- 1926-29 - Thomas J. Irwin
- 1930-31 - John McLarty
- 1932-34 - James Lyons
- 1935-36 - Richard McMeekin
- 1937-45 - W. John McMeeken
- 1946-49 - William H.C. Brien
- 1950-56 - C. Herbert Smale
- 1957-59 - Walter Harry
- 1960-64 - James L. McIntyre
City amalgamates with Korah and Tarentorus townships
- 1965-68 - Alexander C. Harry
- 1969-71 - John Rhodes
- 1972-74 - Ron Irwin
- 1975-80 - Nicholas Trbovich
- 1981-85 - Donald M. Macgregor
- 1986-96 - Joe Fratesi
- 1996 - Michael Sanzosti (acting)
- 1996-2000 - Steve Butland
- 2001 - August 31, 2010 - John Rowswell[4]
- September 2010 - Lorena Tridico (acting)[5]
- October 2010 - Susan Myers (acting)[5]
- November 2010 - Ozzie Grandinetti (acting)[5]
- December 1, 2010 - November 30, 2014 - Debbie Amaroso
- December 1, 2014 - November 14, 2022 - Christian Provenzano
- November 15, 2022 - present - Matthew Shoemaker[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Former Mayors. City of Sault Ste. Marie.
- ^ Sault Daily Star staff (March 16, 1912). "Application for city charter to come up today". Sault Daily Star.
- ^ Sault Daily Star staff. (January 7, 1913). "Five old aldermen elected in Sault". The Sault Daily Star.
- ^ "Sault loses John Rowswell". Sootoday.com. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ a b c Who's running City Hall?, SooToday, accessed 2 Sep 2010
- ^ Darren MacDonald, "New mayors usher in new era across northeastern Ontario". CTV National News, October 24, 2022.