Toronto municipal election, 1910
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1910. George Reginald Geary
was elected to his first term as mayor.
had run for the mayor's office in 1908 but lost to Oliver before winning a seat on the Board of Control the next year. In an open race in 1910, Geary's main opponent was fellow Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken
, founder of the Toronto Star
and social reformer whom he defeated by 4,000 votes.
Results
)
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
and Rosedale
)
Ward 3 (Central Business District
and The Ward)
Ward 4 (Kensington Market
and Garment District)
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
)
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Results taken from the January 3, 1910 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
George Reginald Geary
George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...
was elected to his first term as mayor.
Toronto mayor
Mayor Joseph Oliver did not run for re-election. George Reginald GearyGeorge Reginald Geary
George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...
had run for the mayor's office in 1908 but lost to Oliver before winning a seat on the Board of Control the next year. In an open race in 1910, Geary's main opponent was fellow Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken
Horatio Clarence Hocken
Horatio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer and a founder of what became the Toronto Star....
, founder of the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
and social reformer whom he defeated by 4,000 votes.
Results
- George Reginald GearyGeorge Reginald GearyGeorge Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...
- 18,996 - Horatio Clarence HockenHoratio Clarence HockenHoratio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer and a founder of what became the Toronto Star....
- 14,999 - Thomas Davies - 644
- Robert Buist Noble - 192
- Joel Marvin Briggs - 93
Board of Control
Two spots opened up on the Board of Control as a result of Controllers Geary and Hocken both running for mayor. Tommy Church and Thomas Foster joined the Board for the first time and Frank S. Spence returned, this time topping the vote, after being defeated the previous year. William Spence Harrison was squeezed off of the Board meaning only one incumbent, Labourite J.J. Ward, was re-elected.- Frank S. Spence - 13,879
- J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 13,401
- Tommy Church - 12,657
- Thomas Foster - 10,841
- William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 9,946
- William Peyton HubbardWilliam Peyton HubbardWilliam Peyton Hubbard , City of Toronto Alderman from 1894 to 1914, was a popular and influential politician, of particular historical note as the city's first politician of African descent.-Early years:...
- 9,498 - Mark Bredin - 8,708
- James Henry McGhie - 7,511
- James Hales - 5,852
- Albert Chamberlain - 2,730
City council
Ward 1 (RiverdaleRiverdale, Toronto
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south....
)
- Thomas N. Phelan - 3,194
- Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 2,887
- Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 2,402
- William J. Saunderson - 1,957
- Andrew McMillan (incumbent) - 1,550
- James William Jackson - 1,449
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown, Toronto
Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association....
and Rosedale
Rosedale, Toronto
Rosedale is an affluent neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance....
)
- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,544
- Henry Adams Rowland - 1,877
- William J. Hambly - 1,647
- Robert Yeomans - 1,234
- Donald Urquhart - 900
- James Edward Forfar - 573
- Frederick Hogg - 460
- James O'Hara - 269
- Frederick Burrows - 186
Ward 3 (Central Business District
Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west...
and The Ward)
- Charles A. MaguireCharles A. MaguireCharles Alfred Maguire was mayor of Toronto from 1922-1923.Charles Alfred Maguire was born in Toronto, the son of James Maguire and Elizabeth Brown....
(incumbent) - 3,623 - Sam McBride - 2,759
- Norman Heyd - 2,619
- Stewart Nassau Hughes - 1658
- John Kirk - 1,291
Ward 4 (Kensington Market
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...
and Garment District)
- George WestonGeorge WestonGeorge Weston , Canadian businessman and founder of George Weston Limited, became Toronto’s biggest baker with Canada’s largest bread factory. Weston began his career at the age of twelve as a baker's apprentice and went on to become a bread route salesman...
- 2,895 - Albert Welch (incumbent) - 2,226
- George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,228
- James Commeford - 1,776
- A.E. Hacker - 1,602
- A.R. Williamson - 1,462
- J.N Sloan - 483
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- John Dunn (incumbent) - 2,605
- Joseph May - 2,508
- Robert Henry Graham (incumbent) - 2,203
- Robert William Dockeray - 1,792
- Albert James Keeler (incumbent) - 1,764
- Peter Whytock - 1,698
- John L. Richardson - 1,414
- Richard Pugh Powell - 730
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
Parkdale, Toronto
Parkdale is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue, on the north by Queen Street. It is bounded on the east by Dufferin Street from Queen Street south, and on the south by Lake Ontario...
)
- Jesse O. McCarthy - 3,296
- James Arthur McCausland - 2,992
- David SpenceDavid Spence (Canadian politician)David Spence was a Canadian politician.Spence was born in County Armagh, Ireland and was educated at a state school before immigrating to North America in 1896. After spending a year in Pittsburgh he moved to Toronto where he established a wholesale fruit and commission business...
- 2,571 - Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 2,562
- John James Graham - 1,830
- Thomas Edward Earls - 235
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - acclaimed
- W.A. Baird (incumbent) - acclaimed
Results taken from the January 3, 1910 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.