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Harry W. Hunt

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323: 100:, with Simpson coming in third place. Hunt attributed his loss to the "Protestant forces" being divided between himself and Mayor Simpson (who, though a socialist, was also vocally 219:"Extremist Victory Would Be Tragedy, Hunt Warns Voters: Mayoralty Candidate Makes Final Appeal for Continuance of "Sane, Sound Administration" ISSUE AT STAKE IS EMPHASIZED". 35: 343: 45:
in 1883 and was a factory worker and loan company inspector until opening his own store in 1912. The business became the Hunt Candy Company, a
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and continued as the ward's alderman for until he ran for mayor in 1935. Hunt had earlier announced his candidacy for mayor for the
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came third. During the election campaign, Hunt warned that the election of a CCF mayor would be a "tragedy" for the city.
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A Conservative, he was endorsed for the 1935 election by all of Toronto's newspapers except for the
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manufacturer and retail chain, and later Hunt's Ltd. He also owned the Savarin Tavern.
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When he died in 1966, he left an estate of over half-a-million dollars.
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He was first elected alderman for Ward 3 in Toronto's downtown in the
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Hunt ran again the following year losing to former mayor
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Toronto City Council
Mayor of Toronto
1935
1936
Hamilton, Ontario
confectionery
1922 Toronto municipal election
1923
1924
1931 election
William James Stewart
Toronto Daily Star
James Simpson
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
J. George Ramsden
Sam McBride
anti-Catholic
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1270542073
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