Joshua George Beard

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Joshua George Beard

Joshua George Beard (* 1797 , † 9. November 1866 in Toronto , Ontario ) was a Canadian politician and from January 1854 to January 1855 the 10th mayor of Toronto. From 1834 he sat with two exceptions (1848, 1853) in the city government either as a parish or city councilor for the Ward St. Lawrence until he was elected mayor by the council in 1853. Beard was a metal caster and had his business first on the corner of Victoria and Adalaide Streets and later on Jarvis Street near Front Street.

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