Gordon Stronach

Frank Gordon Stronach was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of London, Ontario from 1961 to 1968.

Gordon Stronach
Mayor of London, Ontario
In office
January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1968
Preceded byAllan Johnston
Succeeded byHerbert McClure
Personal details
Born
Frank Gordon Stronach

1908
London, England
DiedJanuary 1, 1968
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolice officer

Stronach, a retired 26-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,[1] was serving as police chief in the suburban London Township, which was slated for annexation into the city on January 1, 1961.[2] He ran for mayor in the 1960 municipal election after being unable to negotiate a position with the London Police Service, into which the township force was to be amalgamated.[2] He won over incumbent mayor Allan Johnston by a narrow margin of just 174 votes, triggering a recount which confirmed his victory.[3]

Johnston ran against Stronach again in the 1962 municipal election, which Stronach won by a wider 4,900-vote margin.[4] In the 1964 election, Stronach was returned over two candidates including a 21-year-old University of Western Ontario student named Theo Wolder, who later went on to become a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice;[5] in the 1966 election, he won reelection to a three-year term by acclamation.[6]

He ran as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate for London South in the 1967 provincial election, but lost to incumbent MPP John White.[7]

He died in office on January 1, 1968,[6] and was succeeded as mayor by Herbert McClure in a council vote on January 8.[8]

References
  1. "London Mayor Political Puzzle". The Globe and Mail, January 3, 1961.
  2. "Stronach Leads Race In London Election". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1960.
  3. "Seek London Recount After Mayoral Upset". The Globe and Mail, December 14, 1960.
  4. "Elect Stronach To Second Term In London Vote". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1962.
  5. "Stronach Re-elected For His Third Term". The Globe and Mail, December 15, 1964.
  6. "Chief of police became mayor after merger". The Globe and Mail, January 2, 1968.
  7. "'Clean fight' Robarts says; Cabinet meets tomorrow". The Globe and Mail, October 18, 1967.
  8. "Name McClure London mayor". The Globe and Mail, January 9, 1968.
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