William Dennison (politician)
William David Dennison (born January 20, 1905 in Westmeath; † May 2, 1981 ) was from December 1, 1966 to November 30, 1972 the 55th Mayor of Toronto . At the same time he was the last member of the Orange Order to hold this office.
Dennison is a native of Westmeath, in southeastern Ontario in Renfrew County . In 1920 he became a member of the United Farmers of Ontario , a former social democratic party that would later become members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor organization, the New Democratic Party . The CCF set him up in 1935 for the 18th general election in Canada . In 1941 and 1943 he won the election to Toronto City Council and has held the office of City Council ever since. As early as the 1940s, Dennison campaigned for environmental issues and was one of the first activists in this area. For example, he tried to combat air pollution from the de Havilland Aircraft Company's aircraft factory . In 1946 he planted around 40,000 trees. In 1948 he was able to win a seat in the provincial government of Ontario. When he failed to be re-elected in 1951, he returned to the Toronto City Council in 1953 and worked there until 1958. From 1959 until his election as mayor in 1966, he was a member of the city's control committee. After the end of his tenure as mayor in 1972, he retired from politics. In his final years as a politician, his political attitudes increasingly changed into more conservative positions.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Toronto Mayors ( memento of June 30, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on April 2, 2009
- ^ The Globe and Mail : William Dennison Stammering farm lad became mayor of Toronto , May 4, 1981
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dennison, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dennison, William David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westmeath |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1981 |