Government House (Ontario)
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Government House was the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada and Ontario, Canada. Four buildings were used for this purpose, none of which exist today, making Ontario one of
The elevation and plans for the first Government House, built in 1799 and destroyed by war in 1813
Elmsley Villa, c. 1840
Elmsley House in 1854
The third Government House in 1908.
Nathan Phillips (politician)
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Nathan Phillips was a Canadian politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. A lawyer by training, Phillips was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1924. He is the city's
Government House (Ontario)
…Mounted Police in Toronto, and a residence for refugees of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, including several of Imre Nagy's staff members. Under Mayor Nathan Phillips in 1960, the City of Toronto government bought the house for $100,000 ($1.06 million in 2025 dollars) in order to destroy it and create municipal…
Phillips wearing the chain of office in 1959