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Mackenzie Becomes First Mayor
- When
- 1834
- Where
- City of Toronto
Reformist politician William Lyon Mackenzie became the first mayor of Toronto following the incorporation.
Reformist politician William Lyon Mackenzie became the first mayor of Toronto in 1834. Mackenzie would later lead the unsuccessful Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 against the British colonial government, though that rebellion falls outside the scope of this incorporation event.
Sources
- Toronto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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