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- ↑ "City Council minutes - Record Detail". New Westminster Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- 1 2 "MAYORS OF NEW WESTMINSTER" (PDF). City of New Westminster. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "William Clarkson House No. 1". historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
William Clarkson, served as mayor (then called President) of New Westminster from 1871-72
