Prior to 1834, Toronto municipal leadership was governed by the Chairman of the General Quarter Session of Peace of the Home District Council.
[2] There have been three women (Hall, Rowlands, and Chow) and three Jewish mayors (Phillips, Givens[3] and Lastman).
Toronto's 64th mayor, Rob Ford, lost a conflict of interest trial in 2012, and was ordered to vacate his position; but the ruling was stayed pending an appeal, which Ford won to remain in office.
[4][5] Due to his substance abuse admission and controversy in 2013, Council stripped him of many powers on November 15, transferring them to the deputy mayor.
[6] From May until July, 2014, Ford took a leave of absence from the mayoralty to enter drug rehabilitation.
In 1967, (during the incumbency of William Dennison), an internal amalgamation eliminated the seven smallest municipalities in Metropolitan Toronto.
Of these, the villages of Forest Hill and Swansea were amalgamated into the City of Toronto.
These powers were given to the office of the deputy mayor, held by Norm Kelly at the time of the motion.
[6] The action occurred after Mayor Rob Ford admitted to drug abuse.