List of mayors of Barrie

The mayor of Barrie is head of the governing body of the Barrie City Council. The current mayor is Alex Nuttall.

Mayor of Barrie
Flag of Barrie
Incumbent Alex Nuttall since November 15, 2022
Style	His Worship Mayor (informal)
Member of	Barrie City Council
Reports to	Barrie City Council
Residence	Barrie
Seat	Barrie City Hall
Appointer	Directly elected by residents of Barrie
Term length	Four years, renewable
Precursor	Reeve of Barrie
Inaugural holder	Robert Simpson
Formation	1871; 153 years ago (1871)
Deputy	Deputy mayor of Barrie
Salary	CA$180,000 (2020)^[1]
Website	Office of the Mayor

The following is a list of mayors and reeves of Barrie:

Reeves (1854–1870)

• Jonathan Lane (1854–1855)
• Thomas David McConkey (1855–1856)
• David Morrow (1856–1857)
• Henry B. Hopkins (1857–1858)
• Robert Simpson (1858–1859)
• Thomas David McConkey (1859–1863)
• William Davis Ardagh (1864–1870)

Mayors (1871–present)

• Robert Simpson (1871–1872)
• William Alves Boys (1873–1875)
• Robert Simpson (1876)
• W. D. Ardagh (1877–1881)
• Henry Sewery (1882–1886)
• C. H. Ross (1887–1888)
• F. E. P. Pepler (1889–1891)
• A. E. H. Creswicke (1892–1894)
• J. M. Bothwell (1895–1896)
• S. M. Wells (1897–1899)
• G. A. Radenhurst (1900–1901)
• William Alves Boys (1902–1904)
• Donald Ross (1905–1906)
• John H. Bennett (1907–1908)
• James Vair (1909)
• Thomas Beecroft (1910–1911)
• Alex Cowan (1912–1914)
• John F. Craig (1915–1917)
• Dr. Robert J. Sprott (1918–1920)
• John Little (1921–1923)
• John F. Craig (1924–1926)
• William Lowe (1927)
• Walter Duff (1927)
• Duncan Fletcher McCuaig (1928–1931)
• John F. Craig (1932–1934)
• W. J. Blair (1935)
• H. G. Robertson (1936–1941)
• Donald F. MacLaren (1942–1944)
• Peter Sinclair (1945–1946)
• Grant Mayor (1947–1949)
• Edwin Wilson (1950)
• Marjorie Hamilton (1950–1952)^[2]
• James W. Hart (1953)
• Heber Smith (1954)
• R. Eldon Greer (1955–1956)
• Willard Kinzie (1957–1961)
• Lester Cooke (1962–1967)
• Bob Bentley (1968–1969)
• Lester Cooke (1970–1972)
• Dorian Parker (1973–1976)^[3]
• Ross Archer (1977–1988)
• Janice Laking (1988–2000)^[4]
• Jim Perri (2000–2003)
• Robert J. Hamilton (2003–2006)
• Dave Aspden (2006–2010)^[5]
• Jeff Lehman (2010–2022)^[6]
• Alex Nuttall (2022 - present)^[7]

References

1. "Mayor money: Sudbury's Brian Bigger makes almost as much as Toronto's John Tory". Northern Ontario. November 12, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
2. "Cutter Ride Celebrates Barrie Widow's Election as First Woman Mayor". The Globe and Mail, December 12, 1950.
3. "Dorian Parker... a steady, sturdy influence". Barrie Advance, June 5, 2007.
4. "Easy wins, surprise upsets recorded". The Globe and Mail, November 15, 1988.
5. "Mayor Dave Aspen representing Barrie in the United States about the USS Iwo Jima in Norfolk, Virginia during the USA Civic Leaders Tour". Barrie Historical Archive. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
6. "A look at Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman's political career". Barrie. February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
7. Kim Phillips, "Alex Nuttall will become Barrie's 47th mayor". CTV News Barrie, October 25, 2022.