J. Murray Mills

J. Murray Mills served on Barrie council in twelve terms, 1935 to 1963, as reeve (1957–1958), on the City of Barrie's own list of council members.

This page records a public role and nothing more: the council terms, offices and notes as the City prints them.

It holds no contact details and no biography. If you are related to J. Murray Mills and something here is wrong, the corrections page says how to tell us.

This profile is built from the City's list, which prints the name as “J. Murray Mills”; the entries are counted as one person by the rules set out on Barrie's mayors and councils.

In office: Ward 2 In office: Deputy reeve In office: Ward 4 In office: Reeve In office: Ward 3

Offices J. Murray Mills held (lines, coloured by office) and federal or provincial races lost (dots).

Council terms come from the City of Barrie's list, which gives years only, so each is drawn from the year it begins to the year the next begins; a seat in Parliament or the legislature runs to the next general election. Hover or tap a mark for the detail; the lists below are the record.

On the City's list of council members

The terms the City of Barrie's own list of council members, 1837 to 2022, shows J. Murray Mills serving, with the office and any note as the City prints them, and the milestones of each council: events from the City's history and notes, dated. The full list is on Barrie's mayors and councils.

1935 Alderman, Ward 2, as “J. Murray Mills” 1935: No municipal election is held, because of the economic depression.
1936 Alderman, Ward 2, as “J. Murray Mills” 1936: No municipal election is held, for economic reasons.
1937 Alderman, Ward 2, as “J. Murray Mills” 1937: No municipal election: every civic office but one is filled by acclamation.
1938 Alderman, Ward 2, as “J. Murray Mills” 1938: No municipal election for a fourth straight year: every civic office is acclaimed, one of them decided by the flip of a coin.
1939 Deputy-Reeve, as “J. Murray Mills”
1954 Alderman, Ward 4, as “J. Murray Mills” 1954: Heber E. Smith becomes a member of Parliament.
1955 Alderman, Ward 4, as “J. Murray Mills” November 28, 1955: M.M. Hamilton resigns from council and becomes a judge.
1956 Deputy Reeve, as “J. Murray Mills”
1957 Reeve, as “J. Murray Mills”
1958 Reeve, as “J. Murray Mills” September 22, 1958: The town passes By-law 2349, applying to the Ontario Municipal Board to make Barrie a city.
1960–1961 Alderman, Ward 3, as “J. Murray Mills” 1960: Council terms become two years long, replacing annual elections. November 24, 1961: Otto D. Williams, a member of this council, dies.
1962–1963 Alderman, Ward 3, as “J. Murray Mills”

Source: City of Barrie, Members of Barrie Councils, 1837 to 2022 (updated November 2022).