History comes alive
An interesting article about the not-quite-noble history of Toronto mayors: "as precious a set of scoundrels as ever were collected together."
...Mayor John Powell (1838) committed a murder just a month before taking office. He shot rebel Captain John Anderson in cold blood with a single well- aimed bullet to the head, making him even more popular, and while also trying to kill a prior mayor, Powell's gun jammed allowing his target to escape....
...Mayor John Powell (1838) committed a murder just a month before taking office. He shot rebel Captain John Anderson in cold blood with a single well- aimed bullet to the head, making him even more popular, and while also trying to kill a prior mayor, Powell's gun jammed allowing his target to escape....