1855 Toronto municipal election
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1855 Toronto municipal election
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The 1855 City of Toronto Municipal Election was the City's 21st municipal election. Polling occurred on the first Monday and Tuesday of the year, January 1st and 2nd. Elections for Aldermen and Councilmen were held in seven wards and for the Municipal License Inspector. Violence and intimidation over political control of St. John's Ward by candidates who represented the Orange Order marred the election. Samuel Reid, the nephew of James Spence, a candidate for licence inspector, was fatally wound
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2022-12-03T06:21:00Z
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2024-09-04T21:16:33Z
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