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George Reginald Geary

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During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity. We have barely sufficient wharfage to accommodate the lake traffic today, to say nothing of the future. We have been
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on April 30, 1954, aged 80. He was buried in the St. James Cemetery. In 1990, his former residence was declared a historic site by the province, naming the home "Geary House".
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Soon after graduation he became interested in politics. In 1904 he became a school trustee in Ward 4. Then an alderman from 1905 to 1907. From there he became counsel for the
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and acclaimed in 1912. He resigned in October 1912 in order to accept a position as the City of Toronto's legal counsel.
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The G.R.Geary, tug, was built by Polson Iron Works for the City of Toronto in 1912, and owned by the City until 1954.
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In 1912 Geary was the namesake for a tugboat, built for the city of Toronto, named the
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during World War I. On March 24, 1919, he was discharged. He was also a member of the
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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
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In 1925 he was elected as a member of parliament as a
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to neglectful of our shipping and harbor interests."
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