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Happy Victor is True Davidson who retained her seat as reeve of East York
Happy Victor is True Davidson who retained her seat as reeve of East York

Happy Victor is True Davidson who retained her seat as reeve of East York

Date12/8/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy Victor is True Davidson who retained her seat as reeve of East York. Her opponent was one-time mayor of Toronto Leslie Saunders.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0042005F
Mutual Congratulations are extended in high fashion by True Davidson, second woman ever elected to East York council, and Jack Allen who successfully defended the reeve's seat last night
Mutual Congratulations are extended in high fashion by True Davidson, second woman ever elected to East York council, and Jack Allen who successfully defended the reeve's seat last night
12/2/1958
East York Reeve True Davidson digs for her press card to get into locked Queen's Park room for advance peek at the Goldenberg report. She was accredit(...)
East York Reeve True Davidson digs for her press card to get into locked Queen's Park room for advance peek at the Goldenberg report. She was accredit(...)
6/17/1965
East York Reeve True Davidson (centre) said amalgamationists were cooking up a plot
East York Reeve True Davidson (centre) said amalgamationists were cooking up a plot
9/11/1963
The devilish developers. Not all apartment developers are horned and tailed perils, East York Reeve True Davidson said last night. She told 125 member(...)
The devilish developers. Not all apartment developers are horned and tailed perils, East York Reeve True Davidson said last night. She told 125 member(...)
1/25/1966
True's now a fire chief. Retiring Mayor True Davidson of East York kisses East York Fire Chief Ernest Bell last night after he had presented her with (...)
True's now a fire chief. Retiring Mayor True Davidson of East York kisses East York Fire Chief Ernest Bell last night after he had presented her with (...)
11/23/1972
True Trades a Kiss for a Hat. East York Mayor True Davidson, wearing the flowered hat Scarborough Alderman Ted Littleford has just presented to her, g(...)
True Trades a Kiss for a Hat. East York Mayor True Davidson, wearing the flowered hat Scarborough Alderman Ted Littleford has just presented to her, g(...)
4/9/1970
It's really quite lovely, says East York Mayor True Davidson as she works away on a civic invitation list by the light of a dozen candles in her home,(...)
It's really quite lovely, says East York Mayor True Davidson as she works away on a civic invitation list by the light of a dozen candles in her home,(...)
9/6/1971
With her shoes off, East York Mayor True Davidson prepares to settle down and relax at yesterday's session of the provincial-municipal conference at t(...)
With her shoes off, East York Mayor True Davidson prepares to settle down and relax at yesterday's session of the provincial-municipal conference at t(...)
4/23/1970
True Davidson lost in York East to the incumbent, Conservative Arthur Meen, but her spirits weren't dampened
True Davidson lost in York East to the incumbent, Conservative Arthur Meen, but her spirits weren't dampened
10/21/1971
East York: Best medicine for ailing True Davidson was her victory as the first mayor of the new Metro borough
East York: Best medicine for ailing True Davidson was her victory as the first mayor of the new Metro borough
12/6/1966
The Mayor aids a little miss. Four-year-old Bonnie Little gets some welcome assistance with her hula costume from East York Mayor True Davidson. This (...)
The Mayor aids a little miss. Four-year-old Bonnie Little gets some welcome assistance with her hula costume from East York Mayor True Davidson. This (...)
7/18/1969
True Davidson, former mayor of East York who retired last year, says society shouldn't push old people into cold storage if they prefer to work. At 72, she is active as a writer and public speaker
True Davidson, former mayor of East York who retired last year, says society shouldn't push old people into cold storage if they prefer to work. At 72, she is active as a writer and public speaker
2/20/1974