David Breakenridge Read
David Breakenridge Read (born June 13, 1823 in Merrickville, Ontario , † May 11, 1904 in Toronto ) was a Canadian lawyer , lecturer , author and politician .
Read was the 14th Mayor of Toronto for just 50 days. This is the shortest term of office of Toronto mayor yet.
Life
Read grew up in Brockville and moved to Toronto at the age of 13, where he attended Upper Canada College . In 1840 he attended the Law Society of Upper Canada and then wrote legal treatises while working in Brockville. He obtained his legal license in 1845. In November 1855 he was appointed to the Law Society of Upper Canada as a lecturer and asked the following year to proofread the statutes of Upper Canada . Read was elected mayor on November 11, 1858 after his predecessor William Boulton resigned from office. He stayed in office only a few days until the end of the year; he was followed by Adam Wilson . Read remained a lecturer at the Law Society until his retirement in April 1881. In November 1902 at the age of 79 he suffered a stroke that made him bedridden from then on. He died in May 1904 and was buried in St. James Cemetery.
David Read was married to Emily Ballard, with whom he had seven children.
Web links
- David Breakenridge Read . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 24 volumes, 1966–2018. University of Toronto Press, Toronto ( English , French ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Read, David Breakenridge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian lawyer, author and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merrickville, Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1904 |
| Place of death | Toronto |