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
Phillips wearing the chain of office in 1959
Leslie Saunders
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Leslie Howard Saunders was Mayor of Toronto, Canada, from 1954 to 1955 and the last member of the Orange Order to hold the position until William Dennison. He also served as Mayor of East York in 1976
Nathan Phillips (politician)
…a member of the Orange Order, which dominated the city's political and business establishment. Phillips became mayor by defeating the incumbent Mayor Leslie Howard Saunders, an Orangeman who had stoked controversy with his sectarian comments about the importance of the Battle of the Boyne. Phillips's victory marked a turning…
Leslie Saunders in 1956