Mayors of Oshawa

    William Edmund Newton Sinclair was born 28 June 1873 in Whitby township. He was educated at the University of Toronto and obtained his law degree. He was a member of the Provincial Legislature and se

    Along with being mayor, William John Trick established the Oshawa Interior Fittings Company in 1908 later known as the W. J. Trick Company Limited. They were manufacturers and general contractors of

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    Black-and-white professional photo of Robert D. Preston, Mayor of Oshawa, 1926, 1927, and 1928.

    Thomas Berton Mitchell as a druggist and optician, operating his shop at 11 Simcoe Street North. In addition to mayor, he served the town as a member of council, reeve of the town and president of th

    Ernie Marks was born 15 March 1915 in Perth, Ontario and was part of a traveling family theatre troupe. In 1931, he acquired the Martin's Theatre and became mayor of Oshawa the same year. The Marks,

    Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he came to Canada about 1910. He was employed by the Pedlar People Limited from 1910 to 1930. In 1932 he was elected mayor, but resigned in April to take a position at the

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    Black-and-white professional photo of J. C. Anderson, Mayor of Oshawa, 1940-1941.

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    Black-and-white professional photo of Frank N. McCallum, Mayor of Oshawa, 1946, 1947, and 1948.

    Born Michael Starchewsky on November 14, 1910 in in Copper Cliff, Ontario, he was an alderman for the City of Oshawa from 1944 to 1949. From 1949 to 1952, he was the mayor of Oshawa. He was first ele

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