Charles A. Maguire

C. Alfred Maguire


38th Mayor of Toronto
In office 1922–1923
Preceded by	Thomas Church
Succeeded by	William Hiltz
Personal details
Born	Charles Alfred Maguire (1875-05-24)May 24, 1875 Toronto, Ontario
Died	October 14, 1949(1949-10-14) (aged 74)
Spouse(s)	Lillian Cusack
Children	1

Charles Alfred Maguire (May 24, 1875 – October 14, 1949) was mayor of Toronto from 1922–1923.

Charles Alfred Maguire was born in Toronto, the son of James Maguire and Elizabeth Brown.

Maguire worked in an insurance company (Maguie & Company) and was the vice-president of the Hydro-Electric Railway Association before he entered politics. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. He was first elected an alderman for Ward Three in the year 1909 and reelected in 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917. In 1912 he was city controller for part of the year. He was reelected in 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921. Then on December 21, 1921 he was elected by acclamation mayor of Toronto. His program included building hydro radials, building of a railway viaduct on the water front, low tax rates, street extensions and city improvement.

In 1923 Robert John Fleming contested Maguire for mayor. Maguire was reelected.

Personal life

Married Lillian Cusack, daughter of Henry M. Cusack and Elizabeth Cusack of London on February 9, 1900. Son, Herbert born April 13, 1910.

References

Middletown, Jesse Edgar, The Municipality of Toronto - A History, Dominion Publishing, 1923
Mike Filey, Mount Pleasant Cemetery: An Illustrated Guide, Dundurn Press Ltd., 1999

Mayors of Toronto

Mackenzie Sullivan T. Morrison Gurnett Powell Monro Sherwood Boulton Gurnett Bowes Beard Allan Robinson Hutchison Boulton Read Wilson Bowes Medcalf Smith Harman Sheard Manning Medcalf A. Morrison Beaty McMurrich Boswell Manning W. Howland Clarke Fleming Kennedy Fleming Shaw Macdonald O. Howland Urquhart Coatsworth Oliver Geary Hocken Church Maguire Hiltz Foster McBride Wemp Stewart Simpson McBride Robbins Day Conboy R. Saunders McCallum Lamport L. Saunders Phillips Summerville Givens Dennison Crombie Beavis Sewell Eggleton Rowlands Hall Lastman Miller Ford Tory

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