Bert Wemp

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Bert Sterling Wemp

42nd Mayor of Toronto
In office 1930–1930
Preceded by	Samuel McBride
Succeeded by	William James Stewart
Personal details
Born	(1889-07-03)July 3, 1889^[1] Tweed, Ontario
Died	February 6, 1976(1976-02-06) (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario
Military service
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross Order of Leopold

Bert Sterling Wemp (1889 – February 5, 1976) was a Canadian journalist and mayor of Toronto.

Born in Tweed, Ontario, he was raised in Cabbagetown and attended Dufferin School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute. In 1905, he joined the Toronto Telegram working as a suburban editor, editor, city editor, and head of the court bureau. During World War I, he served as commander of the 218th Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service and was the first Canadian to win the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold in 1919.^[2] During World War II he was a war correspondent. In 1946, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.^[3]

In 1921, he was elected a school trustee and again in 1922. In 1924, he was elected to the Toronto City Council as an alderman for Ward 2. In 1930, he was elected mayor of Toronto. After serving as mayor, he returned to the Toronto Telegram as city editor. He died of emphysema in 1976.^[4]

References

↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2GF-Y7P
↑ The London Gazette: no. 31170. p. 2051. 7 February 1919. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 37633. p. 3342. 28 June 1946. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
↑ "Former mayor won first Canadian DFC", The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 06 Feb 1976: 4.

"Bert Wemp fonds". City of Toronto Archives. Retrieved October 9, 2006.

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Persondata
Name	Wemp, Bert
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Tweed, Ontario
Date of death	February 5, 1976
Place of death

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