Joseph Carey (Canadian politician)
| Joseph Carey | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia | |
| In office 1883–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Redfern |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rithet |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | land surveyor |
Joseph W. Carey was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia in 1883 and 1884. Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Carey worked as a land surveyor.[1]
During his mayoralty, sheriff James MacMillan entered city hall in 1884, seizing city property, including petty cash and councillors' office furnishings, after Carey refused to pay an $870 legal bill owed by the city.[2] The seized furnishings and equipment were placed for public auction, which ended when Daily Colonist editor David Higgins and private citizen Joseph Spratt paid the outstanding bill.[2]
He was defeated in the next municipal election.[2] He subsequently returned to his work as a surveyor, and also owned several properties in downtown Victoria, one of which was in operation for several years as a brothel.[3]
References
- ↑ Patrick A. Dunae, John S. Lutz, Donald J. Lafreniere and Jason A. Gilliland, "Making the Inscrutable, Scrutable: Race and Space in Victoria’s Chinatown, 1891". BC Studies, Vol 169 (Spring 2011). pp. 51-80.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The little city hall that grew" Victoria Times-Colonist, July 29, 2012.
- ↑ Patrick A. Dunae, "Geographies of sexual commerce and the production of prostitutional space: Victoria, British Columbia, 1860–1914". Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, Vol. 19, No. 1 (2008). pp. 115-142.