A number of municipalities were amalgamated into the City of Toronto and the boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto in 1967. A second round of amalgamation merged additional municipalities into the City of Toronto in 1998. Lists of the former chief elected officials of these former municipalities, whether titled as reeves or mayors, are provided below.
Municipalities absorbed in 1967
The following municipalities were amalgamated into the existing townships of Etobicoke, Scarborough, North York, East York, York, (henceforth boroughs) or the old City of Toronto, effective January 1, 1967 as part of a reorganization of Metropolitan Toronto.
Forest Hill
Reeves of the Village of Forest Hill: 1924–28 Lawrence H. Baldwin 1929–30 A.H. Keith Russell 1931–32 Andrew Hazlett 1933–35 Dr. Hugh M. Cook 1936–37 Arthur S. Leitch 1938–49 Frederick Goldwin Gardiner - became the first Metropolitan Toronto Chairman (1953-1962) 1950–51 Bruce Pettit Davis - lawyer 1952 Stewart Robertson - investment broker 1953-55 Charles O. Bick - resigned to become the first chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Board of Police Commissioners (1955-1977) 1956–62 Laurie T. Simonsky - a merchant, and past president of Holy Blossom Temple 1963–67 Edwin J. Pivnick - a professional engineer and a lawyer, was a physics lecturer at University of Toronto before attending law school. Was first elected to council in 1959. As reeve and a Metro Toronto Councillor, served on Metro's executive committee in 1964 and 1965. Considered running for Mayor of Toronto in 1969 as an official Liberal Party candidate but withdrew his name from consideration at the nominating convention.
Leaside
Mayors of Leaside from the town's incorporation until its merger into East York. 1913-1914 Randolph McRae - former official in the Canadian Northern Railway's Land Department 1915-1923 Robert Phipps Ormsby - secretary of the Canadian National Railway 1924-1930 Herbert Horsfall - president of Canada Wire and Cable Company, co-founder of the Leaside Munitions Company, and president of the Leaside Housing Company. 1931-1935 George H. Wilkinson - station agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Parkdale 1936-1937 John Scott 1938-1947 Henry Howard Talbot - a carpenter by trade, he started a construction business and in the 1920s, bought land in Leaside and became a land developer, building homes and a low-rise apartment building 1948-1950 G. Trace Manes - one of the founders of the Leaside Baseball Association, Manes worked for Massey-Harris for 38 years. After serving as mayor he was a member of the Metro Planning Board 1951-1955 Howard T. Burrell - a chartered accountant by profession 1956-1961 Charles Henry Hiscott - resigned as mayor to become the town's treasurer. Subsequently, worked as a bylaw enforcement officer and standards tribunal officer for East York. 1962 Lloyd M. Dickinson - an entrepreneur, Dickinson variously owned a plastics products firm, a real estate holding company, and in the 1970s built the first industrial condominiums in Canada. 1963-1966 Beth Nealson - a former reporter and columnist for a local newspaper, she first ran for school trustee at the urging of her colleagues in the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in 1952. Went on to be elected to Leaside council in 1959 and ran for mayor against Dickinson in the next election, defeating him by 5 votes after a recount. She became known as "Mrs. Leaside". When East York and Leaside were amalgamated she ran against East York reeve True Davidson to be mayor of the new borough in what was billed by the media as the "Battle of the Belles".