Givens was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Mary and Hyman Gewirtz, and was Jewish.[1] A Liberal, Givens was a longtime member of Toronto's city council. As the senior controller on the city's Board of Control, he was appointed Toronto's acting mayor upon the sudden death of the incumbent, Donald Summerville, on November 19, 1963.[2] He served the remaining 13 months in Summerville's two-year term, and then was elected as mayor in the 1964 municipal election.
He led a public campaign to purchase a sculpture by artist Henry Moore, The Archer, for placement in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square in front of the City Hall.[3] Although vigorously opposed at the time by traditionalists, Givens got his way and the sculpture has become a beloved piece of public art. The controversy had a political cost, however, and Givens was defeated when he ran for re-election as mayor in 1966.
Toward the end of his term in office, he appeared in the feature film The Offering as himself.[4]
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Referencesedit
Denov, Stef (19 September 1975). "'Big names' among the also-rans as 3 cabinet ministers beaten". The Toronto Star. p. A15.
Gladstone, Bill (2012). "Phil Givens, Toronto's new mayor (1963)". Best of Bill Gladstone.ca. Toronto. from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
Star staff (20 November 1963). "Givens becomes Toronto's acting mayor". The Toronto Daily Star. p. 1.
Star staff (22 October 1971). "Givens: Island of joy amid Liberal's gloom". The Toronto Daily Star. p. 11.
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Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
philip, givens, philip, gerald, givens, april, 1922, november, 1995, canadian, politician, judge, mayor, toronto, member, parliament, member, provincial, parliament, born, raised, toronto, attended, high, school, harbord, collegiate, institute, studied, osgood. Philip Gerald Givens QC April 24 1922 November 30 1995 was a Canadian politician and judge He was the Mayor of Toronto a Member of Parliament MP and Member of Provincial Parliament MPP He was born and raised in Toronto and attended high school at Harbord Collegiate Institute He studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School and graduated in 1949 He became a judge after leaving politics in the late 1970s He retired from the judiciary in 1988 and died in Toronto in 1995 Philip GivensMember of Provincial ParliamentIn office September 18 1975 June 8 1977Preceded byGordon CartonSucceeded byBruce McCaffreyConstituencyArmourdaleIn office October 21 1971 September 17 1975Preceded byEdward Arunah Dunlop Jr Succeeded byRiding abolishedConstituencyYork Forest HillMember of Parliamentfor York WestIn office June 25 1968 October 6 1971Preceded byRobert WintersSucceeded byJames Fleming54th Mayor of TorontoIn office 1963 1966Preceded byDonald Dean SummervilleSucceeded byWilliam DennisonPersonal detailsBornPhilip Gewirtz 1922 04 22 April 22 1922Toronto OntarioDiedNovember 30 1995 1995 11 30 aged 73 Toronto OntarioResting placeBeth Tzedec Memorial ParkPolitical partyOntario Liberal PartyAlma materOsgoode Law SchoolOccupationJudgeProfessionBarrister Contents 1 Life and career 2 Legacy 3 Electoral record 4 Citations 5 References 6 External linksLife and career editGivens was born in Toronto Ontario the son of Mary and Hyman Gewirtz and was Jewish 1 A Liberal Givens was a longtime member of Toronto s city council As the senior controller on the city s Board of Control he was appointed Toronto s acting mayor upon the sudden death of the incumbent Donald Summerville on November 19 1963 2 He served the remaining 13 months in Summerville s two year term and then was elected as mayor in the 1964 municipal election He led a public campaign to purchase a sculpture by artist Henry Moore The Archer for placement in Toronto s Nathan Phillips Square in front of the City Hall 3 Although vigorously opposed at the time by traditionalists Givens got his way and the sculpture has become a beloved piece of public art The controversy had a political cost however and Givens was defeated when he ran for re election as mayor in 1966 Toward the end of his term in office he appeared in the feature film The Offering as himself 4 Givens ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 and 1958 federal elections but was defeated in his bid to become Member of Parliament for Spadina He was finally elected to Parliament in the 1968 election from the York West electoral district in suburban Toronto 3 In 1971 he resigned from the House of Commons before his term was completed He then ran in the 1971 Ontario provincial election for the Ontario Liberal Party in the Ontario Legislative Assembly s York Forest Hill constituency He won the close three way race by promising to support the completion of the Spadina Expressway Allen Road on the constituency s western border 5 His constituency was abolished in the 1975 electoral district boundary redistribution In the 1975 provincial election he was elected again as a Member of Provincial Parliament MPP in the Armourdale constituency 6 He defeated future Toronto mayor and then Mayor of North York Mel Lastman 6 After retiring from politics in 1977 Givens was given a judicial appointment and was made chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission 3 Legacy editThe city of Toronto renamed Caribou Park as Phil Givens Park in 2016 7 Electoral record editvte1968 Canadian federal election York WestParty Candidate Votes Liberal Philip Givens 20 416 44 8 2 9New Democratic Val Scott 16 204 35 6 12 7Progressive Conservative Wes Boddington 8 344 18 3 11 2Independent Norman Gunn 442 1 0Communist William Kashtan 155 0 3Total valid votes 45 561 100 0Citations edit Phil Givens Toronto s new mayor 1963 Bill Gladstone Genealogy 20 March 2012 Star staff 1963 p 1 a b c Gladstone 2012 The Mayor As a film star The Globe and Mail July 11 1966 Star staff 1971 p 11 a b Denov 1975 p A15 Parks Forestry and Recreation Phil Givens Park Archived from the original on 7 October 2017 Retrieved 7 October 2017 References editDenov Stef 19 September 1975 Big names among the also rans as 3 cabinet ministers beaten The Toronto Star p A15 Gladstone Bill 2012 Phil Givens Toronto s new mayor 1963 Best of Bill Gladstone ca Toronto Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 25 October 2013 Star staff 20 November 1963 Givens becomes Toronto s acting mayor The Toronto Daily Star p 1 Star staff 22 October 1971 Givens Island of joy amid Liberal s gloom The Toronto Daily Star p 11 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Philip Givens Parliament of Canada biographyPolitical officesPreceded byCharles O Bick Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission Chairman1977 1985 Succeeded byClare Westcott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Givens amp oldid 1171681713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
