1898 Toronto municipal election

Local politics in Toronto Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 3, 1898. Mayor John Shaw was first elected mayor by Toronto City Council after his predecessor, Robert John Fleming, resigned on August 5, 1897, to accept an appointment as assessment commissioner.Fleming, Robert John http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/fleming_robert_john_15E.html Dictionary of Canadian Biography University of Toronto/Université Laval September 22, 2020 Shaw was returned to office in the 1898 election by defeating former alderman Ernest A. Macdonald, who was making his second attempt to be elected mayor."SHAW BY A FEW THOUSAND: The Mayor Re-elected by a Tremendous Majority Mr. Macdonald Defeated by Over Four Thousand Votes", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]04 Jan 1898: 2. The main issues of both the mayoralty and aldermanic campaigns were a proposal to build the James Bay Railway from Toronto to James Bay and proposals to get hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls so that the city could have access to less expensive electricity, with Shaw favouring both proposals, along with almost all aldermen who were elected. Toronto mayor Results John Shaw (incumbent) - 12,602 Ernest A. Macdonald - 8,462 Source: Board of Control The Toronto Board of Control was elected by Toronto City Council from among its members, and presided over by the mayor. At the first council meeting following the general election, council chose Aldermen Burns, Hubbard, and Leslie to sit on the body, presided over by the mayor."BURNS, HUBBARD AND LESLIE: Seen Fight For Places on the Board of Control Yesterday The Playor's Message Treats of Many Important Civic Questions Finances of the City The Civic Credit Railway Enterprises Cheap Power Manufacturing Industries Water Works Tunnel Scheme Disposal of Refuse--Harbor Square Railway Service to City Dock Street Paving St. Lawrence Market The New City Buildings", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]11 Jan 1898: 5. Plebiscites A plebiscite was held on abolishing tax exemptions, however, the measure needed approval by the provincial government in order to be implemented. Results Yea - 11,331 Nay - 5,175 Source: Aldermen elected to City Council thumb|right|350px|Map of Toronto's six wards (1892-1909), published in The Globe, 1 January 1892. Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Five incumbent aldermen were defeated in the election while an additional four did not stand for re-election. First Ward F.A. Richardson - 1,226 James Frame (incumbent) - 1,140 Henry R. Frankland - 955 John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 835 William T. Stewart - 724 John Russell (incumbent) - 684 Thomas Allen (incumbent) - 626 T.E. Washington - 609 Samuel H. Defries - 296 George Wellings - 263 Second Ward T. Bryce - 1,934 Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,724 Thomas Davies - 1,599 John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,490 Francis S. Spence (incumbent) - 1,365 Thomas Foster - 954 W.L. Beale (incumbent) - 929 John Watson -591 E.W.D. Butler - 342 James O'Hara - 125 George Duffy - 85 Third Ward George McMurrich - 2,303 Bernard Saunders (incumbent) - 2,300 O.B. Sheppard (incumbent) - 2,141 Richard John Score - 1,598 J.B. Boustead - 1,402 A.F. Webster - 1,334 James Allison - 1,263 W.E. Raney - 1,170 Frank Moses - 691 Arthur Bollard - 615 John Damp -508 Richard Reynolds - 270 Fourth Ward Wm. Burns (incumbent) - 2,226 Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,161 James Crane (incumbent) - 1,888 Edward Hanlan - 1,595 H.E. Trent - 1,300 Thomas Urquhart - 1,264 William Carlyle (incumbent) - 1,093 James Jolliffe - 838 W.G McWilliams -835 Robert P. Hall - 323 George McKibbon - 279 Fifth Ward Francis H. Woods (incumbent) - 1,903 John Dunn (incumbent) - 1,885 Robt. H. Graham (incumbent) - 1,506 A.R. Denison - 1,425 Dr. William Stewart Fraleigh - 1,350 J.E. Verral - 980 Robert Hay - 694 W.W. Farley - 450 George Evans - 188 C.A. Muerrle - 171 Sixth Ward James M. Bowman - 1,057 James Gowanlock (incumbent) - 1,029 Adam Lynd M.D. (incumbent) - 761 John J. Graham (incumbent) - 731 J. Harvey Hall - 709 Hugh MacMath - 644 Sturgeon Stewart - 609 Alex Asher - 599 Joseph Pocock - 406 C.F. Denison - 337 John Brown - 309 George Gilbert Rowe - 252 Robert Buist Noble - 194 George Gordon Miles - 18 Source: and "ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES: Many Candidates in the Six City Wards A FLOOD OF ORATORY Meetings Lest Far Into the Afternoon Members of the Present Council Nearly All In ths Field For Next Year--Fifth Ward Trustees Elected Aldermanic Candidates First Ward Second Ward Candidates School Husees The Third Ward In Word 4 The Fifth Ward Meeting In the Sixth Ward", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]28 Dec 1897: 6. References Results taken from the January 4, 1898 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies. Category:1898 elections in Canada Category:Municipal elections in Toronto Category:1898 in Ontario Category:January 1898 in Canada