List of mayors of Guelph

Mayor of Guelph

Flag of Guelph

Incumbent
Cam Guthrie

since 2014

Style| Mayor, His/Her Worship
Member of| City Council
Reports to| City Council
Seat| Guelph City Hall
(Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
Appointer| Directly elected by residents of Guelph
Formation| 1878; 147 years ago (1878)
First holder| George Howard
Salary| $93,362 including honorarium for sitting on police board (2011)[1]
Website| Mayor's Office

This is list of mayors of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Guelph was founded April 23, 1879 and incorporated as a town on January 1, 1856. Guelph officially became a city on April 23, 1879.[2][3]

## Chain of office

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Since 1967, each sitting mayor has been honoured and presented with the chain of office to wear during their term of office. It is to be worn at city council meetings and other formal functions. The chain contains 17 shields engraved with subjects of local significance. The chain is also engraved with the names of the mayors who have worn it since it was commissioned. There are currently seven names of previous mayors engraved on the chain.[4]

## List of mayors

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### Town of Guelph

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Mayor[5] | Years Active

|

John Smith | 1856
George Smiley | 1857
George Elliott | 1858
James Webster | 1859[nb 1]
John Harvey | 1860
T.S. Parker | 1861
George Palmer | 1862
H.W. Peterson | 1863
William Clarke | 1864-1865
Peter Gow | 1866-1867
Nathaniel Higinbotham | 1868
George S. Herod | 1869-1870
Richard Mitchell | 1871-1872
Adam Robertson | 1873
John Harris | 1874
Robert Melvin | 1875-1876
F.J. Chadwick | 1877
George Howard | 1878

Notes:

1. ^ Prior to 1859, mayors were elected by council

### City of Guelph

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Mayor | Years Active

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George Howard | 1879
George Sleeman | 1880-1882
Caleb Chase | 1883-1884
Wm Stevenson | 1885-1886
A H MacDonald | 1887-1888
Thos. Gowdy | 1889-1890
Thomas Goldie | 1891-1892
W.G Smith | 1893-1894
J. A Lamprey | 1895-1896
Jas Hewer | 1897-1898
R.E Nelson | 1899-1900
John Kennedy | 1901-1902
John Hamilton | 1903-1904
George Sleeman | 1905-1906
John Newstead | 1907-1908
Geo. D. Hastings | 1909-1910
Geo. Thorpe | 1911-1912
Samuel Carter | 1913-1914
H. Mahoney | 1915-1916
John Newstead | 1917-1918
J.E Carter | 1919
H. Westoby | 1920
Chas Burgess | 1921
Frank Howard | 1922
Wm Stephens | 1923-1924
George A. Drew | 1925
R.B Robson | 1926-1931
O.G Lye | 1932
R.B Robson | 1933-1934
H. Mahoney | 1935-1936
D.E Kennedy | 1937
W. G Taylor | 1938-1942
R.B Robson | 1943-1944
Gordon L. Rife | 1945-1949
J.A Clare | 1950-1951
Harry Worton | 1952-1955
Harold Suitter | 1956-1957
David Hastings | 1958-1960
William E. Hamilton | 1961-1962
Ralph Smith | 1963-1967
Paul W. Mercer | 1968-1969
Ralph Smith | 1970
Norm Jary | 1970-1985
John G.C Counsell | 1986-1994
Joe Young | 1994-2000
Karen Farbridge | 2000-2003
Kate Quarrie | 2003-2006
Karen Farbridge | 2006-2014
Cam Guthrie | 2014-current

## References

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1. ^ "No one on council — including mayor — hit $100,000 mark". Guelph Tribune. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
2. ^ "About Guelph". City of Guelph.
3. ^ "Guelph Mayors". City of Guelph.
4. ^ "Chain of Office". City of Guelph.
5. ^ Johnson, Leo Albert (1977). History of Guelph, 1827-1927. Guelph Historical Society. pp. 363–66.363-66&rft.pub=Guelph+Historical+Society&rft.date=1977&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Leo+Albert&rft_id=http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=950208&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+mayors+of+Guelph" class="Z3988">