List of mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Mayors of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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The mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is the chief executive officer of the municipality. Those elected to the role preside over meetings of city council and are the primary spokesperson for the city and council. In addition, the mayor has certain powers under Part VI.1 of Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 to direct the work of city staff and determine the organizational structure of city hall.[1]
The mayor is the only office elected on a city-wide basis. Currently this election is conducted every four-years, at the same time as councillor elections, on a first-past-the-post basis.
History
The city of Sault Ste. Marie has had 28 mayors since its incorporation.
Prior to becoming a city in 1912, Sault Ste. Marie had been a township governed by a council that included a mayor and six councillors elected at-large.[2] Once incorporated as a city on April 16, 1912, the former town mayor William H. Munro became the first mayor of the new city.[3] Munro and the city council governed the city until their terms ended early the following year.
Voters had the opportunity to elect their first mayor and city council in January 1913. Thomas E. Simpson and eight aldermen were elected at-large from across the city.[4] At the time the mayor and council were elected to a one-year term with elections occurring each January.
The city's current mayor is Matthew Shoemaker, a former two-term city councillor, who was sworn in on November 15, 2022[5] Mayors currently serve a four-year term.
Mayors
| No. | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Prior political experience | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | William H. Munro | April 16, 1912 | January 1913 | Town councillor (1902-1903; 1905-1907; 1909-1910)
Mayor, Town of Sault Ste. Marie (1911-1912) |
| 2 |  | Thomas Edward Simpson | January 1913 | January 1915 | Town councillor (1908) Mayor, Town of Sault Ste. Marie (1909-1910) |
| 3 | .jpg) | John Alexander McPhail | January 1915 | January 1917 | Town councillor (1911-1912) Alderman (1912-1914) |
| 4[6] | .jpg) | Francis Edward Crawford | January 1917 | August 15, 1918 (resigned to become city assessor)[7] | Town councillor (1912) Alderman (1912-1915) |
| 5 | _(1857-1929).jpg) | Thomas Dean | August 15, 1918[8] | January 1919 | Councillor, Manitoulin Island Reeve, St. Joseph Island Town councillor (1905) Alderman (1914-1918) |
| 6 | George Alexander Boyd | 1919 | 1919 | ||
| 7 | .jpg) | Thomas Farquhar | 1920 | 1922 | Secretary-treasurer, Public school board (1915-1926) Alderman (1918-1919) |
| 8 | James Dawson | 1922 | 1925 | ||
| 9 | Thomas Joseph Irwin | 1926 | 1929 | ||
| 10 | John McLarty | 1930 | 1931 | ||
| 11 | James W. Lyons | 1932 | 1934 | Mayor of Steelton | |
| 12 | Richard McMeekin | 1935 | 1936 | ||
| 13 | W. John McMeeken | 1937 | 1945 | ||
| 14 | William Henry Cecil Brien | 1946 | 1949 | ||
| 15 | Charles Herbert Smale | 1950 | 1956 | ||
| 16 | Walter Harry | 1957 | 1959 | ||
| 17 | .jpg) | James L. McIntyre | January 1, 1960 | January 11, 1965[9] | Alderman, Ward 1 (1958-1959) |
| No. | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Prior political experience | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Alexander C. Harry | January 11, 1965[10] | January 13, 1969 | ||
| 19 | John Rhodes | January 13, 1969 | November 8, 1971 (resigned to take provincial office) | Alderman, Ward 2 (1965-1968) | |
| 20 | Ron Irwin | November 8, 1971 | January 6, 1975 | Alderman, Ward 1 (1969-1972) | |
| 21 | Nicholas Trbovich | January 6, 1975 | December 1, 1980 | Alderman, Ward 4 (1971-1974) | |
| 22 | Donald M. Macgregor | December 1, 1980 | December 2, 1985 |
Alderman, Ward 2 (1978-1980) | |
| 23 | Joe Fratesi | December 2, 1985 | January 31, 1996 (resigned) | Alderman, Ward 5 (1977-1982) | |
| 24 | Steve Butland | May 6, 1996 | December 4, 2000 | Alderman, Ward 1 (1980-1988) Member of Parliament (1988-1993) | |
| 25 | John Rowswell | December 4, 2000 | August 31, 2010 (died in office)[11] | ||
| 26 | Debbie Amaroso | December 1, 2010 | November 30, 2014 | Councillor, Ward 5 (1997-2006) | |
| 27 | Christian Provenzano | December 1, 2014 | November 30, 2022 | ||
| 28 | Matthew Shoemaker[12] | November 30, 2022 | Present | Councillor, Ward 3 (2018-2022) | |