List of mayors of London, Ontario
The mayor of London is head of London City Council. The 65th and current mayor of the city is Josh Morgan. London was incorporated as a town in 1848, and became a city in 1855. Originally, mayors were elected on January 1 for one-year terms.
| Mayor of London | |
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| Style |
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| Member of | London City Council |
| Reports to | London City Council |
| Residence | London |
| Seat | London City Hall |
| Appointer | Directly elected by residents of London |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Simeon Morrill |
| Formation | 1848 |
| Salary | CA$104,258 (2013)[1] |
| Website | Mayor's Office |
Chain of office
Since 1957, each sitting mayor has been honoured and presented with the chain of office to wear during their term of office. The chain of office is to be worn by the mayor during council sessions and other official occasions, including opening and closing ceremonies such as London's hosting of national and international sports and athletic competitions. The chain contains medallions 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 eleven names of previous mayors engraved on the chain.[2]
Town of London
| Name | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| Simeon Morrill | 1848 | 1848 |
| Thomas C. Dixon | 1849 | 1849 |
| Simeon Morrill | 1850 | 1851 |
| Edward Adams | 1852 | 1853 |
| Marcus Holmes | 1854 | 1854 |
City of London
| Name | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Anderson | 1855 | 1855 | |
| William Barker | 1856 | 1856 | |
| Elijah Leonard, Jr. | 1857 | 1857 | |
| David Glass | 1858 | 1858 | |
| William McBride | 1859 | 1859 | |
| James Moffatt | 1860 | 1860 | |
| Francis Evans Cornish | 1861 | 1864 | |
| David Glass | 1865 | 1866 | |
| Frank Smith | 1867 | 1867 | |
| William Simpson Smith | 1868 | 1868 | |
| John Christie | 1869 | 1869 | |
| Simpson Hackett Graydon | 1869 | 1870 | |
| James Mitchell Cousins | 1871 | 1871 | |
| John Campbell | 1872 | 1872 | |
| Andrew McCormick | 1873 | 1873 | |
| Benjamin Cronyn, Jr. | 1874 | 1875 | Fled Canada for Vermont due to fraud; he is related to actor Hume Cronyn |
| Duncan Cameron Macdonald | 1876 | 1876 | |
| Robert Pritchard | 1877 | 1877 | |
| Robert Lewis | 1878 | 1879 | |
| John Campbell | 1880 | 1881 | |
| Edmund Meredith | 1882 | 1883 | |
| Charles Smith Hyman | 1884 | 1884 | |
| Henry Becher | 1885 | 1885 | |
| Thomas Daniel Hodgens | 1886 | 1886 | |
| James Cowan | 1887 | 1888 | |
| George Taylor | 1889 | 1891 | |
| William Melville Spencer | 1892 | 1892 | |
| Emanuel Thomas Essery | 1893 | 1894 | |
| John William Little | 1895 | 1897 | |
| John Dolway Wilson | 1898 | 1899 | |
| Frederick George Rumball | 1900 | 1901 | |
| Adam Beck | 1902 | 1904 | |
| Clarence Thomas Campbell | 1905 | 1905 | |
| Joseph Coulson Judd | 1906 | 1907 | |
| Samuel Stevely | 1908 | 1909 | |
| John Henry Alfred Beattie | 1910 | 1911 | |
| Charles Milton Richardson Graham | 1912 | 1914 | |
| Hugh Allan Stevenson | 1915 | 1915 | |
| William Moir Gartshore | 1916 | 1916 | |
| Hugh Allan Stevenson | 1916 | 1917 | |
| Charles Ross Somerville | 1918 | 1919 | |
| Edgar Sydney Little | 1920 | 1921 | |
| John Cameron Wilson | 1921 | 1922 | |
| George Albert Wenige | 1923 | 1925 | |
| John Mackenzie Moore | 1926 | 1927 | |
| George Albert Wenige | 1928 | 1928 | |
| William John Kirkpatrick | 1929 | 1930 | |
| Edwy George Hayman | 1931 | 1932 | |
| Ferrier Baker Kilbourne | 1933 | 1933 | |
| George Albert Wenige | 1934 | 1935 | |
| Thomas Kingsmill | 1936 | 1938 | |
| Joseph Allan Johnston | 1939 | 1940 | |
| William J. Heaman | 1941 | 1945 | |
| Frederick George McAlister | 1946 | 1946 | |
| George Albert Wenige | 1947 | 1948 | |
| Ray Ameredith Dennis | 1949 | 1949 | |
| George Albert Wenige | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Allan Johnson Rush | 1951 | 1955 | |
| George Ernest Beedle | 1955 | 1955 | |
| Ray Ameredith Dennis | 1955 | 1957 | |
| Joseph Allan Johnston | 1958 | 1960 | |
| Gordon Stronach | 1961 | 1968 | |
| Herbert Joseph McClure | 1968 | 1971 | |
| James Frederick Gosnell | 1972 | 1972 | |
| Jane Elizabeth Bigelow | 1972 | 1978 | |
| Martin Alphonse Gleeson | 1979 | 1985 | |
| Thomas Charles Gosnell | 1986 | 1994 | |
| Dianne Haskett | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Anne Marie DeCicco-Best | 2000 | 2010 | |
| Joe Fontana | 2010 | 2014 | |
| Joni Baechler | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Matt Brown | 2014 | 2018 | |
| Ed Holder | 2018 | 2022 | |
| Josh Morgan | 2022 |
2017 reform
In spite of some controversy about this move, London was the first city in Canada (in May 2017) to decide to move a ranked choice ballot for municipal elections starting in 2018. Voters will mark their ballots in order of preference, ranking their top three favourite candidates. An individual must reach 50 per cent of the total to be declared elected; in each round of counting where a candidate has not yet reached that target, the person with the fewest votes is dropped from the ballot and their second or third choice preferences reallocated to the remaining candidates, with this process repeating until a candidate has reached 50 per cent.[3]
Sources
- Frederick H. Armstrong and John H. Lutman, The Forest City: An Illustrated History of London, Canada. Burlington, Ontario: Windsor Publications, 1986.
- Orlo Miller, London 200: An Illustrated History. London: London Chamber of Commerce, 1992.
References
- "London council hikes its pay 1.5%". London Free Press. April 16, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- "Chain of Office". City of London. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014.
- "London, Ont., votes to become 1st Canadian city to use ranked ballots". CBC News Windsor, May 2, 2017.