List of mayors of Guelph

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Mayor of Guelph
Flag of Guelph.svg
Flag of Guelph
Incumbent
Cam Guthrie
since 2014
Style Mayor, His/Her Worship
Member of City Council
Reports to City Council
Seat Guelph City Hall
(Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
AppointerDirectly elected by residents of Guelph
Formation1878;147 years ago (1878)
First holderGeorge Howard
Salary$93,362 including honorarium for sitting on police board (2011) [1]
Website Mayor's Office

This is list of mayors of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Guelph was founded April 23, 1879 and incorporated as a town on January 1, 1856. Guelph officially became a city on April 23, 1879. [2] [3]

Contents

Chain of office

Since 1967, each sitting mayor has been honoured and presented with the chain of office to wear during their term of office. It is to be worn at city council meetings and other formal functions. The chain contains 17 shields engraved with subjects of local significance. The chain is also engraved with the names of the mayors who have worn it since it was commissioned. There are currently seven names of previous mayors engraved on the chain. [4]

List of mayors

Town of Guelph

Mayor [5] Years Active
John Smith1856
George Smiley1857
George Elliott1858
James Webster 1859 [nb 1]
John Harvey1860
T.S. Parker 1861
George Palmer1862
H.W. Peterson1863
William Clarke 1864-1865
Peter Gow 1866-1867
Nathaniel Higinbotham 1868
George S. Herod 1869-1870
Richard Mitchell1871-1872
Adam Robertson 1873
John Harris1874
Robert Melvin1875-1876
F.J. Chadwick1877
George Howard1878

Notes:

  1. Prior to 1859, mayors were elected by council

City of Guelph

MayorYears Active
George Howard1879
George Sleeman 1880-1882
Caleb Chase1883-1884
Wm Stevenson1885-1886
A H MacDonald1887-1888
Thos. Gowdy1889-1890
Thomas Goldie 1891-1892
W.G Smith1893-1894
J. A Lamprey1895-1896
Jas Hewer1897-1898
R.E Nelson1899-1900
John Kennedy1901-1902
John Hamilton1903-1904
George Sleeman 1905-1906
John Newstead1907-1908
Geo. D. Hastings1909-1910
Geo. Thorpe1911-1912
Samuel Carter 1913-1914
H. Mahoney1915-1916
John Newstead1917-1918
J.E Carter1919
H. Westoby1920
Chas Burgess1921
Frank Howard1922
Wm Stephens1923-1924
George A. Drew 1925
R.B Robson1926-1931
O.G Lye1932
R.B Robson1933-1934
H. Mahoney1935-1936
D.E Kennedy1937
W. G Taylor1938-1942
R.B Robson1943-1944
Gordon L. Rife1945-1949
J.A Clare1950-1951
Harry Worton 1952-1955
Harold Suitter1956-1957
David Hastings1958-1960
William E. Hamilton 1961-1962
Ralph Smith1963-1967
Paul W. Mercer1968-1969
Ralph Smith1970
Norm Jary 1970-1985
John G.C Counsell1986-1994
Joe Young1994-2000
Karen Farbridge 2000-2003
Kate Quarrie 2003-2006
Karen Farbridge 2006-2014
Cam Guthrie 2014-current

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References

  1. "No one on council — including mayor — hit $100,000 mark". Guelph Tribune. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. "About Guelph". City of Guelph.
  3. "Guelph Mayors". City of Guelph.
  4. "Chain of Office". City of Guelph.
  5. Johnson, Leo Albert (1977). History of Guelph, 1827-1927. Guelph Historical Society. pp. 363–66.