The Beneath the Alders series and the book The Innocent and the people of the time were influenced by many local, national and international leaders. Here is a list of them.
Mayors of Brampton 1874 to 1932
Compiled from pages 12 – 14 of Brampton’s 100th Anniversary 1873 -1973, Charters Publishing Company Limited, 1973 produced by The Corporation of the Town of Brampton
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 1874 - 1877 | J. Haggert |
| 1877 - 1879 | J. Golding |
| 1880 - 1882 | W. A. McCulla |
| 1883 - 1885 | M. M. Elliott |
| 1886 - 1887 | T. Milner |
| 1887 - 1888 | A. F. Campbell |
| 1889 - 1890 | T. Holtby |
| 1891 - 1892 | M. Treadgold |
| 1893 - 1894 | J. T. Mullin |
| 1895-1896 | E. O. Runians |
| 1897-1898 | E. H. Crandell |
| 1899-1900 | W. E. Milner |
| 1901-1902 | T. Thauburn |
| 1903-1905 | B. F. Justin |
| 1906-1907 | W. E. Milner |
| 1907 (1 month) | C. A. Irvine |
| 1907 (4 months) | Sam Charters |
| 1908-1909 | J. Golding |
| 1909-1911 | T. Thauburn |
| 1912-1913 | T.W. Duggan |
| 1914-1915 | T. Mara |
| 1916-1917 | A. H. Milner |
| 1918-1919 | L. J. C. Bull |
| 1920-1921 | W.J. Beatty |
| 1922 | J. S. Beck |
| 1923-1924 | H. W. Dawson |
| 1925 -1928 | F. W. Wegenast |
| 1929 | G. Akehurst |
| 1930 | F. W. Wegenast |
| 1931- 1932 | G. Akehurst |
| 1931- 1932 | J. S. Beck |
Monarchs of Canada 1819 to 1936
| Name | Years of Reign |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 1819 - 1901 |
| Edward VII | 1901 - 1910 |
| George V | 1910 - 1936 |
Prime Ministers of Canada 1867 to 1935
Encyclopedia Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-prime-ministers-of-Canada-1800352
| Name | Party | Years Served |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Alexander Macdonald | Conservative | 1867–73 |
| Alexander Mackenzie | Liberal | 1873–78 |
| Sir John Alexander Macdonald | Conservative | 1878–91 |
| Sir John Abbott | Conservative | 1891–92 |
| Sir John Thompson | Conservative | 1892–94 |
| Sir Mackenzie Bowell | Conservative | 1894–96 |
| Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet | Conservative | 1896 |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal | 1896–1911 |
| Sir Robert Laird Borden | Conservative | 1911–20 |
| Arthur Meighen | Conservative | 1920–21 |
| W.L. Mackenzie King | Liberal | 1921–26 |
| Arthur Meighen | Conservative | 1926 |
| W.L. Mackenzie King | Liberal | 1926–30 |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | Conservative | 1930–35 |
Premiers of Ontario 1867 to 1934
Encyclopedia Britannica
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/premiers-of-ontario/
| Name | Party | Years of Service |
|---|---|---|
| John Sandfield Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | 1867-71 |
| Edward Blake | Liberal | 1871-72 |
| Oliver Mowat | Liberal | 1872-96 |
| Arthur Sturgis Hardy | Liberal | 1896-99 |
| George William Ross | Liberal | 1899-1905 |
| James Pliny Whitney | Conservative | 1905-14 |
| William Howard Hearst | Conservative | 1914-19 |
| Ernest Charles Drury | United Farmers of Ontario | 1919-23 |
| George Howard Ferguson | Conservative | 1923-30 |
| George Stewart Henry | Conservative | 1930-34 |
Members of Parliament for the County of Peel 1867 to 1935
Parl Info; Parliament of Canada
https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/parliamentarians/
| Name | Party | Years in Service |
|---|---|---|
| John Hillyard Cameron | Conservative | 1867-1872 |
| Robert Smith | Liberal | 1872-1878 |
| William Elliott | Conservative | 1878 -1882 |
| James Fleming | Liberal | 1882-1887 |
| William Armstrong McCulla | Conservative | 1887 - 1891 |
| Joseph Featherstone | Liberal | 1891 -1900 |
| Richard Blain | Conservative | 1900 - 1917 |
| Samuel Charters | Conservative | 1917 - 1935 |
Members of the Provincial Legislature for the County of Peel 1867 to 1934
Compiled from pages 16 – 19 of Brampton’s 100th Anniversary 1873 -1973, Charters Publishing Company Limited, 1973 produced by The Corporation of the Town of Brampton
| Name | Party | Years Served |
|---|---|---|
| John Coyne | Conservative | 1867 -1873 |
| Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal | 1875-1892 |
| John Smith | Liberal | 1892-1908 |
| Samuel Charters | Conservative | 1908-1913 |
| J.R. Fallis | Conservative | 1913 – 1916 |
| Wm J. Lowe | Liberal | 1916 – 1919 |
| Thomas L. Kennedy | Conservative | 1919 - 1934 |
Photo Credits:
Image 1 Sam Charters, Mayor of Brampton 1907 (4 months)
Image from Brampton’s 100th Anniversary 1873 -1973
Image 2 T. Mara, Mayor of Brampton 1914 - 1915
Image from Brampton’s 100th Anniversary 1873 -1973
Image 3 Hon. Richard Blain MP, County of Peel, 1900 -1917
Image from Brampton’s 100th Anniversary 1873 -1973
Image 4 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, 1896 - 1911
From Wikimedia Commons
Image 5 Sir Robert Laird Borden, Prime Minister of Canada, 1911 - 1920
From Quebec Archives
Image 6 Brampton the newspaper photo painted and reproduced by John Cutruzzolo.
Image provided by Lynne Golding with permission of John Cutruzzolo
Image 7 Flooded Main Street (From Crave Restaurant, Brampton) early 1900's
Image provided by Lynne Golding