predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
john powell henry sherwood january -rrb- 5 , 1878 -lrb- aged 76 -- 77 scotland toronto , ontario mayor of toronto 1801 6th 1841 george monro.png george monro -lrb- mayor -rrb-
 1841 george monro
george monro -lrb- mayor -rrb-

george monro -lrb- 1801 -- january 5 , 1878 -rrb- was a businessman and political figure in canada west .
he was also a member of the orange order in canada .
he was born in scotland in 1801 and came to niagara in upper canada with his parents .
in 1814 , he moved to york -lrb- toronto -rrb- and entered the grocery business with his brother ; he later struck out on his own , becoming an importer and wholesaler .
his business was regarded as one of the grandest mercantile businesses in town .
the business was located on king street and the building doubled as a residence and store .
he was elected to city council in 1834 and served as mayor in 1841 .
he served as a captain in the local militia during the upper canada rebellion .
monro ran unsuccessfully for the legislative assembly in the same year .
in 1844 , he was defeated by james edward small in the 3rd riding of york but was declared elected when small was disqualified .
he was defeated in the next general election in 1848 and he retired from business around 1856 .
he died in toronto in 1878 .
