Samuel McBride
Samuel McBride (born July 13, 1866 in Toronto , Ontario , † November 10, 1936 in Toronto, Ontario) had two terms as the 41st Mayor of Toronto. The first lasted from 1928 to 1929, the second was in 1936.
Samuel McBride was born in Toronto to Irish immigrants. At the age of 13 he left school and started working as a newspaper delivery person. In 1885 he got to know the business of painting coaches at the company Hutchinson and Burns . He later started his own lumber company . In 1905 McBride was elected to the city council and remained so until 1916. Between 1918 and 1919 and 1926 he was on the control committee. For the period from 1924 to 1925 he was elected to the city council again. He had his first term as mayor from January 1928 to January 1930, after which he was a second time member of the control committee from 1932 to 1935. In 1936 he was elected mayor for the second time. During his tenure, he championed a number of controversial positions, such as women's suffrage . He helped set up the Toronto Transit Commission and oversaw the initial planning of the waterfront . McBride died in his study at the age of 70 during his second term in office.
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| SURNAME | McBride, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 41st Mayor of Toronto |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1936 |
| Place of death | Toronto |