Mayors of Hamilton

A portrait gallery of the mayors of the city of Hamilton from the first to the current.

Individuals

1847 - Colin Campbell Ferrie

Ferrie arrived in Canada in 1824. In 1830 he arrived in Hamilton with his brother Adam to set up a branch of the family business.
1848 - George Sylvester Tiffany

Tiffany came from a prominent Ancaster family. He was educated at Dartmouth College and subsequently opened a law office in Hamilton.
1849 - William L. Distin

Distin first appears in Hamilton assessment rolls in 1824 on King Street. His occupation was that of tinsmith.
1850 - John Fisher

Fisher came to Hamilton in 1835 and opened the first foundry in the city at the north west corner of James and Merrick Streets. He manufactured the first threshing machines in Canada.
1851 - John Rose Holden

When still young, John Rose Holden came to Canada and studied law under Judge Campbell of Niagara. He formed a legal partnership with Richard Oliver Duggan in Hamilton.

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