Mayor Charles Taylor

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to call Charles Taylor the father of the Chemical Valley. That's because Sarnia's ninth Mayor was at the Head of Council when it gave the Bushnell Oil Company permission to build the community's first oil [...]

2015-08-19T03:05:22-04:00August 19th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Charles Taylor

Mayor Robert S. Gurd

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer He was our first crusader against immorality. Robert Sinclair Gurd, Sarnia's eighth Mayor, took over as Head of Council at a time when prostitution and public drunkenness were rife on the streets of what was still a very young community. The lawlessness apparently [...]

2015-08-19T03:04:57-04:00August 19th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Robert S. Gurd

Mayor Joshua Adams

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer The public can be fickle. Joshua Adams, the first Sarnia Mayor to be defeated at the polls, found that out the hard way. Mayor Adams, who was elected the community's fifth Chief Magistrate in 1862, started out as an exceedingly popular politician. But [...]

2015-08-19T03:03:33-04:00August 18th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Joshua Adams

Mayor Henry Glass

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer He was the man who helped open Sarnia up to the outside world. Henry Glass, the municipality's third Mayor, took over as Head of Council at a time when the community was extremely isolated. The year was 1858 and Sarnia had to rely [...]

2015-08-19T03:02:27-04:00August 18th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Henry Glass

Mayor Hope Mackenzie

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer Call him the forgotten Mackenzie brother. Hope Fleming Mackenzie, Sarnia’s second Mayor, was a man whose considerable political achievements were completely overshadowed by those of a very famous sibling. Indeed, his baby brother, Alexander, went on to become Prime Minister of Canada. Still, [...]

2015-08-19T03:02:01-04:00August 18th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Hope Mackenzie
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