List of mayors of Clarington

Mayor of Clarington
Incumbent Adrian Foster since December 1, 2010
Style	His Worship Mayor (informal)
Member of	Municipal Council
Reports to	Clarington Municipal Council
Residence	Clarington
Seat	Clarington Town Hall
Appointer	Directly elected by the residents of Clarington
Term length	4 years
Formation	1974;51 years ago (1974)
First holder	Garnet Rickard
Website	www.clarington.net/en/town-hall/Mayor-and-Council.aspx

This is a list of mayors of the municipality of Clarington, Ontario , from its inception in 1974 until the present day. Mayors of townships prior to merger are also listed.

Townships

Town of Bowmanville

No.	Photo	Mayor (Birth–Death)	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
1		James McFeeters (1813–⁠1897)	2	1858	1859
2		Frederic Cubitt	1	1860
3		James McFeeters	1	1861
4		George Haines	3	1862	1865
5		Frederic Cubitt	9	1866	1874
6		Francis McArthur	1	1875
7		William Thompson	4	1876	1879
8		Francis McArthur	4	1880	1883
9		Robert Lascombe	2	1884	1885
10		William Horsey	2	1886	1887
11		Abraham Younie	2	1888	1889
12		John Galbraith	1	1890
13		William Allen	13	1890	1902
14		Moses James	2	1903	1904
15		Archibald Tait	2	1905	1906
16		Thomas Spry	2	1907	1908
17		J. J. Mason	2	1909	1910
18		John Mitchell	2	1911	1912
19		Soloman Hillier	3	1913	1915
20		John Mitchell	3.5	1916	June 1919
21		Arthur McMillan	0.5	June 2 1919	1919
22		H. L. Quinn	4	1920	1923
23		Thomas Holgate (1882–1935)	5	1924	1928
24		Milton Elliot	3	1929	1931
25		Geo. W. James	2	1932	1933
26		Ross Strike	4	1934	1937
27		Reginald O. Jones	4	1938	1941
28		Alex Edmondstone	0.5	January 1942	July 1942
29		C. G. Morris	0.5	July 1942	December 1942	Became acting mayor upon the departure of Alex Edmondstone.
30		Reginald O. Jones	1	1943
31		C. G. Morris	3	1944	1946
32		Sidney Little	2	1947	1948
33		Lawrence C. Mason	3	1949	1951	[1]
34		Sidney Little	1	1952		Elected in 1952. [2]
35		Morley Vanstone	2	1953	1954	Elected in 1953. [3] Acclamation in 1954. [4]
36		Nelson E. Osborne	4	1955	1958	Acclaimed in 1955, [5] 1956, [6] 1957. [7]
37		Wilfred Carruthers (1904–⁠1969)	3	1959	1961	Acclaimed in 1959, [8] 1960 [9]
38		Ivan M. Hobbs (1912–⁠1998)	13	1962	1974	Acclaimed [10]

Darlington Township

No.	Photo	Mayor (Birth–Death)	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
		Roy W. Nichols	1	1959	1960	[11]
		Garnet B. Rickard (1916–1994)	1	1960	1962	[12]
		A.L. Blanchard	1	1963	1966
		Harold C. Muir	1	1967	1969
		Carl Down	1	1970	1972
		Garnet B. Rickard (1916–1994)	1	1973	1974

Clarke Township

No.	Photo	Mayor (Birth–Death)	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
		James T. Brown	1	1959	1960	[13]
		H. E. Walkey	1	1961	1964	[14] [15]
		John Stone	1	1965	1966	[16]
		Roy A. Foster	1	1967	1969	[17]
		John Stone	1	1970	1972
		Ed Woodyard	1	1973	1974	[18]

Municipality (1974–present)

Town of Newcastle (1974⁠–1993)

No.	Photo	Mayor (Birth–Death)	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
1		Garnet Rickard (1916–1994)	5	January 3, 1974	November 30, 1985	• The Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, ON is named in his honour.
2		John Winters	1	December 1, 1985	November 30, 1988
3		Marie Hubbard (1935–2022) [19]	1	December 1, 1988	November 30, 1991	• Served as councillor from 1980 to 1982. • First female mayor of the municipality. • Appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board in 1997, Appointed Interim Chair in 2003. [20]

Clarington (1993–present)

No.	Photo	Mayor (Birth–Death)	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
4		Diane Hamre (1939–2017) [21]	3	December 1, 1991	November 30, 2000	• Newcastle Recreation Complex renamed in her honour, after her death in 2017. [22]
5		John Mutton (b. 1966)	2	December 1, 2000	November 30, 2006	Also known as "Mr. X" for his role in Ontario's greenbelt scandal. [23]
6		Jim Abernethy (b. 1952)	1	December 1, 2006	November 30, 2010
7		Adrian Foster (b. 19??)	4	December 1, 2010	Incumbent	• Longest serving mayor of Clarington by time in office, as of 2022.

References

1. "Bowmanville Mayors List 1951" (PDF). Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
2. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 6 Dec 1951, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA.
3. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 4 Dec 1952, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
4. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 3 Dec 1953, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
5. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 2 Dec 1954, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
6. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 8 Dec 1955, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
7. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 29 Nov 1956, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
8. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 27 Nov 1958, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
9. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 10 Dec 1959, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
10. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 22 Nov 1961, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
11. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 27 Nov 1958, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
12. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 10 Dec 1959, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
13. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 4 Dec 1958, p. 23". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
14. "Orono Weekly Times, 8 Dec 1960, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
15. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 5 Dec 1962, p. 2". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
16. "Orono Weekly Times, 3 Dec 1964, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
17. "Orono Weekly Times, 8 Dec 1966, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
18. "Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 6 Dec 1972, p. 1". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. CPL / CMA. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
19. "Marie Hubbard (1935 - 2022)". Clarington Public Library. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
20. "Marie Hubbard (1935 – 2022)". Clarington Museum and Archives. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
21. "Former Clarington mayor Diane Hamre dies". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
22. "Newcastle rec centre to be renamed for late former mayor Diane Hamre". DurhamRadioNews.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
23. "Greenbelt's 'Mr. X' is a former Ontario mayor: sources". CTV. Retrieved September 6, 2023.