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Amherstburg Municipal History
For Forty-Eight Years They Ran the Town! (1851–1898)
A complete historical register of officers and officials of the Town of Amherstburg from its initial incorporation as a Village with town privileges in 1851 through full Town charter incorporation in 1878 up to 1898.
Village Charter
1851
Initial Village Status
Town Charter
1878
Inaugural Mayor Elected
Documented Span
48 Yrs
Official Register
Recorded Slates
48 Slates
Annual Civic Leadership
Complete Amherstburg Civic Directory (1851–1898)
Chronological official record of Mayors, Reeves, Deputy Reeves, Councillors, Clerks, Treasurers, Collectors, and Assessors.
| Year | Charter | Mayor / Reeve / Deputy | Councillors | Clerk & Treasurer | Collector & Assessors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Village |
A.H. Wagner (Reeve)
|
Henry McEnney
Wm. Bustle
John G. Kolfage
Victor Levey
|
H.H. Cunningham (Clerk)
William Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thomas Elliott (Coll.)
Thomas Elliott (Assess.)
John A. Kane (Assess.)
John Turk (Assess.)
|
| 1852 | Village |
Alexander Jones (Reeve)
|
John Bell
John G. Kolfage
James A. Lafferty
Thomas N. Auld
|
Geo. H. Leggatt (Clerk)
James Noble (Treas.)
|
Thos. Elliott (Coll.)
Horatio Nelson (Assess.)
|
| 1853 | Village |
Henry McEnney (Reeve)
|
Daniel Doherty
Xenophon Martin
John B. Grenier
M.L. Brundage
|
Geo. Leggatt (Clerk)
James Noble (Treas.)
|
Thos. Elliott (Coll.)
Geo. Girt (Assess.)
Henry D. Mast (Assess.)
J.H. Robinson (Assess.)
|
| 1854 | Village |
Peter Menzies (Reeve)
|
John McLeod
James Noble
George Wilson
Victor Levey
|
G.W. Leggatt (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Geo. Girt (Assess.)
Wm. G. Duff (Assess.)
|
| 1855 | Village |
Felix A. Lafferty (Reeve)
|
John B. Grenier
Simon Bertrand
Geo. H. Leggatt
Amable Reaume
|
G.W. Leggatt (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Cyrille Meloche (Coll.)
Louis Marie (Assess.)
Thos. H. Brush (Assess.)
John A. Kane (Assess.)
|
| 1856 | Village |
Felix A. Lafferty (Reeve)
|
Thomas Panton
Simon Bertrand
Alex. Bartlett
Jacques Morin
|
G.W. Leggatt (Clerk)
Chas. G. Fortier (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Cyrille Meloche (Coll.)
John B. Grenier (Assess.)
Thos. H. Brush (Assess.)
|
| 1857 | Village |
G.W. Leggatt (Reeve)
|
John W. Ridsdale
Wm. M. Offord
Terence Maguire
|
Geo. Murray (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Wm. McGuire (Coll.)
Simon Kemp (Assess.)
Denis D. Delisle (Assess.)
|
| 1858 | Village |
G.W. Leggatt (Reeve)
|
Terence Maguire
Thos. Barron
John B. Grenier
Thos. A. Snow
|
Geo. Murray (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Wm. McGuire (Coll.)
Simon Kemp (Assess.)
Thos. H. Brush (Assess.)
J.H. Robinson (Assess.)
|
| 1859 | Village |
G.W. Leggatt (Reeve)
Thos. A. Snow (Dep.)
|
Alexander Jones
James A. Lafferty
Denis D. Delisle
|
Geo. Murray (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Wm. McGuire (Coll.)
Simon Kemp (Assess.)
Thos. H. Brush (Assess.)
Louis Marie (Assess.)
|
| 1860 | Village |
James Noble (Reeve)
Alexander Jones (Dep.)
|
Alexander Jones
Wm. M. Offord
William Archer
James Kevill
|
Wm. McGuire (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Wm. McGuire (Coll.)
Louis Marie (Assess.)
Alex. R. Botsford (Assess.)
|
| 1861 | Village |
John G. Kolfage (Reeve)
James Noble (Dep.)
|
James Morin
Geo. H. Leggatt
Andrew McEvoy
|
Henry L. Drouillard (Clerk)
Jas. Kevill (Treas.)
|
John B. Grenier (Coll.)
Thomas H. Brush (Assess.)
George Wilson (Assess.)
John A. Kane (Assess.)
|
| 1862 | Village |
John G. Kolfage (Reeve)
Denis D. Delisle (Dep.)
|
James Baker
John H. Robinson
George Murray
|
Thos. H. Brush (Clerk)
Jas. Kevill (Treas.)
|
James Cousins (Coll.)
John A. Kane (Assess.)
Simon Bertrand (Assess.)
|
| 1863 | Village |
Denis D. Delisle (Reeve)
John B. Park, Jr. (Dep.)
|
John G. Kolfage
Geo. H. Leggatt
John H. Robinson
|
Thos. H. Brush (Clerk)
Jas. Kevill (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Jas. Cousins (Assess.)
Simon Bertrand (Assess.)
|
| 1864 | Village |
Denis D. Delisle (Reeve)
John B. Park, Jr. (Dep.)
|
George Murray
John G. Kolfage
Alex. Bartlett
|
Wm. E. Archer (Clerk)
Jas. Kevill (Treas.)
|
James Dunbar (Coll.)
Francis Morin (Assess.)
William Cousins (Assess.)
Alexander R. Botsford (Assess.)
|
| 1865 | Village |
John G. Kolfage (Reeve)
John Bell (Dep.)
|
John B. Park, Jr.
Denis D. Delisle
Samuel McGee
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Jas. Kevill (Treas.)
|
James Dunbar (Coll.)
William Beegy (Assess.)
John Nevin (Assess.)
|
| 1866 | Village |
William McGuire (Reeve)
John Bell (Dep.)
|
John B. Park, Jr.
Denis D. Delisle
Samuel McGee
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
James Dunbar (Coll.)
Wm. Beegy (Assess.)
John Nevin (Assess.)
|
| 1867 | Village |
Denis D. Delisle (Reeve)
John Conroy (Dep.)
|
John G. Kolfage
Andrew Botsford
Mark J. Salmon
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Daniel Doherty (Assess.)
Wm. Beegy (Assess.)
John Bell (Assess.)
|
| 1868 | Village |
Denis D. Delisle (Reeve)
John Conroy (Dep.)
|
James Dunbar
James Galt
Daniel Smith
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Wm. McGuire (Assess.)
Jas. McGuire (Assess.)
|
| 1869 | Village |
John B. Park, Jr. (Reeve)
M.J. Salmon (Dep.)
|
John G. Kolfage
Andrew Botsford
Daniel Smith
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
John Bell (Assess.)
Jas. McGuire (Assess.)
|
| 1870 | Village |
John B. Park, Jr. (Reeve)
Chas. W. Thomas (Dep.)
|
John G. Kolfage
Andrew Botsford
Daniel Smith
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Wm. McGuire (Assess.)
|
| 1871 | Village |
John B. Park, Jr. (Reeve)
Chas. W. Thomas (Dep.)
|
John G. Kolfage
Andrew Botsford
Daniel Smith
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Wm. McGuire (Assess.)
John Bell (Assess.)
|
| 1872 | Village |
John B. Park, Jr. (Reeve)
Chas. W. Thomas (Dep.)
|
John G. Kolfage
Andrew Botsford
Daniel Smith
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Thos. H. Brush (Coll.)
Wm. McGuire (Assess.)
|
| 1873 | Village |
Michael Twomey (Reeve)
Alfred Bailey (Dep.)
|
Xenophile Martin
John Brett
Achille Morin
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
Henry D'West (Coll.)
James Galt (Assess.)
|
| 1874 | Village |
Michael Twomey (Reeve)
James Dunbar (Dep.)
|
George Murray
John G. Kolfage
John H. Robinson
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Andrew Botsford (Assess.)
James Cosgrave (Assess.)
|
| 1875 | Village |
John G. Kolfage (Reeve)
Andrew Botsford (Dep.)
|
Xenophile Martin
John G. Kolfage
John Brett
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Andrew Botsford (Assess.)
|
| 1876 | Village |
Michael Twomey (Reeve)
Alfred Bailey (Dep.)
|
John Love
Samuel McGee
Andrew Botsford
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Xenophile Martin (Assess.)
R.W. Wilkinson (Assess.)
|
| 1877 | Village |
Samuel McGee (Reeve)
John Bell (Dep.)
|
John Crimmins
George Green
Joseph F. Bartlett
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Wm. McGuire (Assess.)
Florence Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1878 | Town |
John G. Kolfage (Mayor)
Wm. D. Balfour (Reeve)
John Crimmins (Dep.)
|
Chas. W. Thomas
Alfred Bailey
John Brett
Xenophile Martin
W.T. Wilkinson
Daniel Bedford
Peter Cormier
Eustache Grenier
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Chas. W. O'Rourke (Assess.)
John Ryan (Assess.)
James Cosgrave (Assess.)
|
| 1879 | Town |
Michael Twomey (Mayor)
Wm. D. Balfour (Reeve)
John Crimmins (Dep.)
|
Alfred Bailey
John H. Leggatt
Thos. Aspinall
Amable Bertrand
W.T. Wilkinson
Daniel Bedford
Samuel McGee
John B. Grenier
Simon Bertrand
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Chas. W. O'Rourke (Assess.)
|
| 1880 | Town |
Dr. W. Lambert (Mayor)
Wm. D. Balfour (Reeve)
W.T. Wilkinson (Dep.)
|
Alfred Bailey
Thos. Aspinall
Chas. W. O'Rourke
John B. Grenier
Xenophile Martin
Simon Bertrand
T.J. Park
John P. Jones
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
J.G. Maloney (Assess.)
Florence Sullivan (Assess.)
John F. Scott (Assess.)
|
| 1881 | Town |
John G. Kolfage (Mayor)
Wm. D. Balfour (Reeve)
W.T. Wilkinson (Dep.)
|
Geo. Widdifield
Thos. Aspinall
John Heard, sr.
Simon Bertrand
Daniel Bedford
Thos. Tomlinson
Samuel L. Lawler
George Norris
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
Geo. A. Bedford (Assess.)
John B. Robinson (Assess.)
|
| 1882 | Town |
Michael Twomey (Mayor)
Wm. D. Balfour (Reeve)
Thos. Aspinall (Dep.)
|
John Heard, sr.
Geo. Widdifield
Chas. H. Kenny
Thos. Tomlinson
Simon Bertrand
Patrick Ryan
J.A. Auld
Samuel L. Lawler
John Henley
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John Mack (Coll.)
H.W. Falls (Assess.)
W.S. Pollard (Assess.)
|
| 1883 | Town |
Samuel McGee (Mayor)
Wm. T. Wilkinson (Reeve)
Samuel L. Lawler (Dep.)
|
Geo. Widdifield
Samuel L. Lawler
Thos. Tomlinson
Chas. H. Kenny
John Heard, sr.
Joshua T. Gott
J.A. Auld
Patrick Ryan
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John G. Kolfage (Coll.)
Geo. A. Bedford (Assess.)
Florence Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1884 | Town |
Samuel McGee (Mayor)
W.T. Wilkinson (Reeve)
John Heard, sr. (Dep.)
|
W.H. Anderson
Chas. H. Kenny
Geo. Widdifield
J.T. Gott
Simon Bertrand
Thos. Tomlinson
Geo. A. Mickle
Nicholas Mick
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John G. Kolfage (Coll.)
Wm. McGuire (Assess.)
Thos. Tomlinson (Assess.)
|
| 1885 | Town |
Michael Twomey (Mayor)
Wm. T. Wilkinson (Reeve)
Geo. A. Mickle (Dep.)
|
George Green
Simon Bertrand
Henry Anderson
Charles E. Park
Geo. F. Barton
Thos. Tomlinson
W.H. McEvoy
Henry G. West
Joseph Malott
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John G. Kolfage (Coll.)
Geo. A. Bedford (Assess.)
Florence Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1886 | Town |
Michael Twomey (Mayor)
Jas. A. Auld (Reeve)
Geo. Mickle (Dep.)
|
John Heard, sr.
John Healy
Wm. N. McEvoy
Geo. Widdifield
Chas. E. Park
Simon Bertrand
Geo. F. Barton
J.G. Mullen
Joseph Wilson
Thos. A. Snow
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. Cousins (Treas.)
|
John G. Kolfage (Coll.)
Geo. A. Bedford (Assess.)
Florence Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1887 | Town |
Michael Twomey (Mayor)
Jas. A. Auld (Reeve)
Dr. Thos. H. Park (Dep.)
|
W.H. McEvoy
James Y. Lessly
Simon Bertrand
James Dunbar
George Green
W.H. Wilkinson
Geo. F. Barton
Geo. A. Mickle
James Muldoon
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. S. Falls (Treas.)
|
John G. Kolfage (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1888 | Town |
T.J. Park, M.D. (Mayor)
Jas. A. Auld (Reeve)
Geo. A. Mickle (Dep.)
|
Simon Bertrand
John G. Kolfage
James Y. Lessly
Geo. F. Barton
Jas. Dunbar
W.H. McEvoy
W.H. Wilkinson
A.J. McGregor
|
Jas. Templeton (Clerk)
Wm. S. Falls (Treas.)
|
T.G. Kolfage (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1889 | Town |
W.H. McEvoy (Mayor)
Jas. A. Auld (Reeve)
T.J. Maloney (Dep.)
|
Samuel McGee
W.T. Wilkinson
Simon Bertrand
J.G. Mullen
J.D. Burk
W.D. Balfour
Thos. Lillie
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
John G. Kolfage (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1890 | Town |
W.H. McEvoy (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
T.J. Maloney (Dep.)
|
C.M.S. Thomas
David Ireland
Simon Bertrand
A. Pastorius
J.D. Burk
Wm. Wilson
F.A. Jean
D.M. Kenny
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
Colbert C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1891 | Town |
W.H. McEvoy (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
D. Ireland (Dep.)
|
W.T. Wilkinson
C.M.S. Thomas
J.D. Burk
A. Pastorius
Wm. Wilson
John Ryan
Thos. Lillie
F.A. Jean
Jas. W. Tomlinson
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1892 | Town |
J.G. Mullen (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
D. Ireland (Dep.)
|
W.T. Wilkinson
J.A. Patton
A. Pastorius
J.D. Burk
John Ryan
Wm. Wilson
Jas. W. Tomlinson
F.A. Jean
Thos. Lillie
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
J.H. Robinson, Jr. (Assess.)
G.D. Pettypiece (Assess.)
|
| 1893 | Town |
J.G. Mullen (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
D. Ireland (Dep.)
|
S.D. Wigle
T.J. Park, M.D.
A. Pastorius
J.D. Burk
John Ryan
Wm. Wilson
F.A. Jean
Jas. W. Tomlinson
Thos. Lillie
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1894 | Town |
J.G. Mullen (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
A. Rankine (Dep.)
|
M.L. Drouillard
F.W. Stokes
A. Pastorius
J.D. Burk
John Ryan
S. Bertrand
Jas. W. Tomlinson
J. Post
G.T. Florey
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1895 | Town |
J. Frazer (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
W.T. Wilkinson (Dep.)
|
D. Ireland
J.A. Patton
Thos. Tomlinson
C.P. Wilson
J.A. Barton
S. Bertrand
Thos. Lillie
C. Wright
F.J. Mahoney
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1896 | Town |
J.G. Mullen (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
W.T. Wilkinson (Dep.)
|
C. Wright
J.A. Patton
D. Ireland
Thos. Tomlinson
J.A. Barton
S. Bertrand
Thos. Lillie
F.J. Mahoney
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1897 | Town |
W.H. McEvoy (Mayor)
J.A. Auld (Reeve)
Thos. H. Park (Dep.)
|
J.A. Patton
D. Ireland
J.H. C. Crapper
J.D. Burk
J.H. Robinson, Jr.
W.H. Smith
Thos. Lillie
C. Wright
L.N. Drouillard
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
C. Wright (Coll.)
R. Elliott (Assess.)
W. Sullivan (Assess.)
|
| 1898 | Town |
W.T. Wilkinson (Mayor)
C. Wright (Reeve)
Jas. C. Crimmins (Dep.)
|
J.A. Drouillard
Wm. McLair
J.J. Heard
S.P. Fallon
Wm. Tomlinson
Thos. Lillie
Chas. Lillie
A.J. Auld
|
J.H.C. Leggatt (Clerk)
W.S. Falls (Treas.)
|
L.N. Drouillard (Coll.)
John Healy (Assess.)
Daniel Botsford (Assess.)
|
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