List of mayors of Niagara Falls, Ontario explained

This is an incomplete list of mayors of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Town of (Clifton 1856–1880) Niagara Falls 1856–1904

• Gilbert McMicken (1856 - 1857)
• Frederic William Hill (1898)^[1]

City of Niagara Falls 1904–present

• 1. George Hanan (1904)
• 2. W. H. Phemister (1905)
• 3. R. P. Slater (1906–1907)
• 4. Richard F. Carter (1908)
• 3. R. P. Slater + (1909)
• 5. O. E. Dores (1910–1911)
• 6. Charles C. Cole (1912–1913)
• 5. O. E. Dores + (1914)
• 7. C. N. Glendening (1915–1917)
• 8. Harry P. Stephens (1918–1921)
• 9. Charles R. Newman (1922–1924)
• 10. Harry P. Stephens (1925–1928)
• 11. Charles Swayze (1929–1934)
• 12. Charles W. Anderson (1935–1937)
• 13. Carl Hanniwell (1938–1939)
• 14. George R. Inglis (1940–1946)
• 15. William Houck (1947–1950)
• 16. Ernest Hawkins (1951–1958)
• 17. Franklin Miller (1959–1964)
• 18. Robert F. Keighan (1965–1966)
• 17. Franklin Miller +(1967–1972)
• 19. George Bukator (1973–1978)
• 20. Wayne Thomson (1978–1983)
• 21. Bill Smeaton (1983–1991)^[2]
• 20. Wayne Thomson +(1991–2003)
• 22. Ted Salci (2003–2010)^[3]
• 23. Jim Diodati (2010–present)^[4]

Note

• + Second time as mayor

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Personal Effects of Brigadier-General Frederick W. Hill, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. . www.emedals.com . 23 May 2020 . Hill returned to Niagara Falls and opened a law office on lower Queen Street, where he took an interest in municipal politics, serving as Mayor of Niagara Falls in 1898..
2. http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2706543 "Smeaton ending 38-year political career"
3. News: December 2, 2003. New N.F., Ont. mayor takes office. Business First of Buffalo. 2010-07-20.
4. http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/elections/article/892904 "Diodati ready to put city into ‘drive’"