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Retiring East York Mayor true Davidson, shown consoling David Rotenburg after his defeat at the polls last Monday
Retiring East York Mayor true Davidson, shown consoling David Rotenburg after his defeat at the polls last Monday

Retiring East York Mayor true Davidson, shown consoling David Rotenburg after his defeat at the polls last Monday

Date12/6/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Retiring East York Mayor true Davidson, shown consoling David Rotenburg after his defeat at the polls last Monday, is a longtime Rotenberg colleague. He wouldn't barter one jot of integrity for the mayoralty of Toronto - not one jot, True Davidson explained.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0077551F
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
East York mayor-elect Willis Blair, 49, talks with True Davidson, 72, who is retiring after 12 years as mayor
East York mayor-elect Willis Blair, 49, talks with True Davidson, 72, who is retiring after 12 years as mayor
12/4/1972
Quite a team: Esther Shiner, who topped the polls for North York board of control and Mayor Mel Lastman, who easily defeated his one opponent in the mayoralty race, share a hug in mutual celebration last night
Quite a team: Esther Shiner, who topped the polls for North York board of control and Mayor Mel Lastman, who easily defeated his one opponent in the mayoralty race, share a hug in mutual celebration last night
11/10/1980
True Davidson, retiring as mayor of East York after 24 years in politics, laughs with two of the men she loved to hate, Metro Chairman Albert Campbell(...)
True Davidson, retiring as mayor of East York after 24 years in politics, laughs with two of the men she loved to hate, Metro Chairman Albert Campbell(...)
12/11/1972
Now he's Joe Junior, Alderman Joe Piccininni rubs his eyes in exhaustion last night after being topped at the polls in Toronto's Ward 3 by incumbent
Now he's Joe Junior, Alderman Joe Piccininni rubs his eyes in exhaustion last night after being topped at the polls in Toronto's Ward 3 by incumbent
11/8/1982
East York Mayor Willis Blair receives his chain of office from True Davidson, his predecessor, who has retired after 24 years in politics. Blair repeated pledge to work to preserve neighborhoods
East York Mayor Willis Blair receives his chain of office from True Davidson, his predecessor, who has retired after 24 years in politics. Blair repeated pledge to work to preserve neighborhoods
1/8/1973
Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
Taxpayer sounds off. R. J. Doherty, acting head of the Ward 3 ratepayers association, gives East York mayor True Davidson a piece of his mind after 25(...)
8/27/1969
In the driver's seat, Premier David Peterson, leading in the polls and hoping to win government, takes a spin at the wheel of his campaign bus at Quee(...)
In the driver's seat, Premier David Peterson, leading in the polls and hoping to win government, takes a spin at the wheel of his campaign bus at Quee(...)
7/31/1987
Image shows three people standing at the intersection of Thorncliffe and Beth Nelson Drive.
East York Mayor True Davidson presents shears to Beth Nealson, the last mayor of Leaside before it was absorbed by East York
10/6/1972
Mayoral chain of office is presented last night to East York Mayor True Davidson by Reginald Martin, president of East York Kiwanis Club. The $600 emb(...)
Mayoral chain of office is presented last night to East York Mayor True Davidson by Reginald Martin, president of East York Kiwanis Club. The $600 emb(...)
10/28/1968
True reviews the old guard. East York Mayor True Davidson, 71, wears period dress to review guard, also in the look of long ago, in Todmorden Mills Hi(...)
True reviews the old guard. East York Mayor True Davidson, 71, wears period dress to review guard, also in the look of long ago, in Todmorden Mills Hi(...)
8/7/1972
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